Birth Rate, Death Rate and Natural Growth Rate of Population
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Year	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Natural Growth Rate
1978	18.25	6.25	12.00
1980	18.21	6.34	11.87
1981	20.91	6.36	14.55
1982	22.28	6.60	15.68
1983	20.19	6.90	13.29
1984	19.90	6.82	13.08
1985	21.04	6.78	14.26
1986	22.43	6.86	15.57
1987	23.33	6.72	16.61
1988	22.37	6.64	15.73
1989	21.58	6.54	15.04
1990	21.06	6.67	14.39
1991	19.68	6.70	12.98
1992	18.24	6.64	11.60
1993	18.09	6.64	11.45
1994	17.70	6.49	11.21
1995	17.12	6.57	10.55
1996	16.98	6.56	10.42
1997	16.57	6.51	10.06
1998	15.64	6.50	9.14
1999	14.64	6.46	8.18
2000	14.03	6.45	7.58
2001	13.38	6.43	6.95
2002	12.86	6.41	6.45
2003	12.41	6.40	6.01
2004	12.29	6.42	5.87
a) Data before 1982 were taken from annual reports of the Ministry of Public Security. Data in 1982-1989 were adjusted on the basis of the 1990 national census. Data in 1990-2000 were adjusted on the basis of estimated figures of the 2000 national census. Data in 2001 and 2002 have been estimated on the basis of the annual national sample surveys on population changes.