Population Estimates, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces 1985 to 1996

	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Population Estimates	136,952	139,529	142,342	145,215	148,183	134,110	135,975	137,607	139,908	142,689	145,213	147,179
LIVE BIRTHS
Male	2,108	1,953	1,948	1,766	1,869	1,748	1,943	1,950	1,810	1,897	1,936	1,551
Female	2,115	1,954	1,885	1,813	1,810	1,758	1,809	1,811	1,746	1,787	1,769	1,597
TOTAL	4,223	3,907	3,833	3,579	3,679	3,506	3,752	3,761	3,556	3,684	3,705	3,148
Of Which Illegitimate	3,555	3,320	3,224	3,115	3,152	3,156	3,210	3,314	3,101	3,150	3,166	2,709
Birth Rate (per 1,000 of pop.)	30.80	29.40	26.90	24.60	24.80	26.10	27.60	27.20	26.10	25.80	25.50	21.40
STILL BIRTHS
Male	26	18	20	25	27	36	27	35	31	26	33	30
Female	26	30	21	23	22	34	29	32	29	18	29	27
TOTAL	52	48	41	48	49	70	56	67	60	44	62	57
DEATH
Male	439	432	471	465	438	453	445	494	477	462	507	487
Female	385	411	463	437	444	399	421	425	430	453	433	463
TOTAL	824	843	934	902	882	852	866	919	907	915	940	950
Death Rate (per 1,000 of pop.)	6.00	6.00	6.60	6.20	6.00	6.40	6.40	6.70	6.40	6.40	6.50	6.40
of which: INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR
Male	53	48	43	40	35	38	49	49	29	25	29	23
Female	47	36	35	29	23	33	20	35	29	16	14	32
TOTAL	100	84	78	69	58	71	69	84	58	41	43	55
Infant Mortality Rate	24	21.5	20.3	19.3	15.8	20.3	18.4	22.3	16.3	11.1	13.2	16.7
MARRIAGES	423	432	414	424	395	404	521	565	477	517	496	587
DIVORCES	43.00	50	35	44	44	30	43	27	43	35	53	50
Mid-year population estimates based on census figures, natural increase (births - deaths) and an estimated 1.1% net out migration
Source: Registrar of Civil Status and Central Statistical Office