Nauru
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INTRODUCTION
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Department of Public Health
Yaren District, Nauru
WHO Representative for the South Pacific
PO Box 113, Suva, Fiji
Fax:(679) 3-300462 / 3-311530
who@fij.wpro.who.int
Nauru is located 60 kilometres (km) south of the equator in the central South Pacific Ocean. The single island has a total land area of 21 km2 and the population in the 2002 census was 10 065. Historically, Nauru's main economy has been phosphate mining, but other forms of economic activity are being sought, such as fisheries.
Table 1. Core population and health data (2002) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
10 065 |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
… |
|
[0-14 years] |
3838 (38.13%) |
[Male] |
59.00 (2001) |
|
[65+ years] |
129 (1.28%) |
[Female] |
66.00 (2001) |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1 000 population) |
|
31.20 |
Total fertility rate |
|
3.90 (2000-2005) |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1 000 population) |
|
7.80 |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Urban] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1 000 live births) |
|
12.70 |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Urban] |
100.00 (2003) |
|
[Rural] |
… |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
300.00 |
|
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