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Indonesia at a glance
Government Type: Independent Republic Languages: Indonesian (official), local languages, the most prevalent of which is Javanese Ethnic Groups: Javanese 45%, Sundanese 14%, Madurese 7.5%, coastal Malays 7.5%, others 26% Religious beliefs: Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist and other 1% Labor Force: Agriculture 46.5%, Industry 11.8%, Services 41.7% Total population: 239.9 million Percent of the population under the age of 15: 29% Urban population: 48% Life expectancy: 70 years Focus on reproductive health Total fertility rate (average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime): 2.6 Contraceptive prevalence rate (among married women ages 15-49): 57% (modern methods); 61% (all methods) A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes: 1 in 97 Percent of births attended by skilled health personnel: 72%* Abortion is legal in Indonesia to save the life of the woman. Focus on young people Percentage of females ages 15-19 who have ever been married: 15% Percentage of females who have given birth by age 18: 12% Condom use by young people (15-24) at higher risk sex (2000-2006): N/A** Focus on HIV/AIDS*** Adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 270,000 Women 15+ living with HIV (2007): 54,000 Women 15+ as a percentage of all adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 20.0% Adult (15-49) prevalence rate (2007): .2% Young women (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): .1% Young men (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): .3% HIV prevalence rate among female sex workers in capital city (Jakarta, 2007): 9.5% Focus on gender Literacy rate for women (ages 15-24): 98% Literacy rate for men (ages 15-24): 99% From 1995-2002, 52% of females ages 15+ were economically active compared to 85% of males ages 15+ Expected number of years of formal female schooling: 11* Ratio of estimated female to male earned income: .46* Participation of women in national government (% seats held by women): 12%* *Save the Children, State of the World’s Mothers 2008: Closing the Survival Gap for Children Under 5, May 2008. http://www.savethechildren.org/campaigns/state-of-the-worlds-mothers-report/2008 **World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2008, May 2008. http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html *** UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, July 2008. www.unaids.org |