9.2: Population
The long-term goal is to increase the number of people with good living standards. Other Information:
The MGDS recognises that there is a strong linkage between issues of population and health as such efforts from these two
fronts compliment each other. However, there are other elements of population that cannot be conclusively addressed by efforts
in the health sector alone because of its broad nature. These include population data analysis and dissemination for development
planning. This is particularly important for the determination of total demand for goods and services in the economy... Medium
Term Expected Outcome: The medium term expected outcomes include: increased life expectancy from 37 years to 45 years; reduced
population growth rate from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent per annum; reduced total fertility rate from 6.0 to 4.9; and increased
contraceptive prevalence rate from 33.0 percent to 40.6 percent.
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