Birth Rate
 

YEAR

AREA

BIRTH-RATE

2000

RURAL

31.6

URBAN

30.7

COMBINED

6.0

2001

RURAL

32.3

URBAN

31.2

COMBINED

6.3

2002

RURAL

31.8

URBAN

30.9

COMBINED

6.1

2003

RURAL

31.6

URBAN

30.7

COMBINED

6.0

2004

RURAL

31.8

URBAN

30.9

COMBINED

6.1

2005

RURAL

31.2

URBAN

30.4

COMBINED

6.6

2006

RURAL

31.2

URBAN

23.8

COMBINED

30.4

2007

RURAL

30.7

URBAN

23

COMBINED

29.8

2008

RURAL

29.7

URBAN

22.5

COMBINED

28.9

2009

RURAL

29.3

URBAN

22.2

COMBINED

28.5