“9 a 4 & wf [ope Calon A 4 “ a - peaé, ett awh Ah a?fle - ‘ Y viet ' on ntkine eG , 2 f 7f/f. Co aa ’ a Lan a ae See ey c . a, (Ae te fcm Tne : document is undated, but the presence of data from 1975 indicates that ~ 1976. In Table III-1, the im a OQ cr be es 1 infan ¢ t data for the infant mortality rate for n ES mn ora ry 4 ie] it must have been prepared in the period of 1977 to 1979 when we received if. .It was noted that there are apparent inconsistencies eral of the different tables. For example, Table ITI--1 gives d 3= for the Marshall Islands for the period 1955-1975 and Table TIT-5 g death rate per 4000 births for 1970 through 1975 is given as 28.3, 33.5 , 25.4, 46.4, 21.1 and 37.0. However, Table III-5 indicates the infant mortality rate to be only 17.04. We hawe used the data of Tadle fri-' in the following estimates; decause it is more complete and it provices a self-consistent set of data. However, in view of. the discrepanse -2S, the results can only be considered as approximations. Inemyerbewhis s:..makes little real difference in view of tne uncertainties i h estimating coefficisnts,” Tiare is also a bias built into the dat because of the inclusion of Zyye and Majaro in the overall Marsna ee (Psy th Tt ve le aoe. a . et. . w pe “. Oho r ra dy oie - . “ deen Oe + . ryae 4 + : PE CAh ere “Pt 4,Cra gtaus a actirenc eta th ae) ye For the estimates we—usad the last 5 or 5 year vaversgasrcnayfsts an, Sem ) Oy Mr nee yn as—being most reoresentative of current conditions. ootained: ; Z Soete , ofa. A From Pals,me o4, 1, hase Rate of increase of, the popurarion A 3.8%/yr. 2. 3. Infant death rat? % 32% per oir Overall death rate 420, 54% per ear. 4. « < 1, wa te rue Birth rate 4+ 4.2% ver year. AO aa oe FSO Ta CEES uly em aicgver te ! pir hee, Cn cf: a : we uae , This arises from the different death rates (partic infants) at these two locations. a Island rates.