- 80% of the country are mountains.
- Climate differs from province to province, subtropical in South West = Fergana Valley.
- 7 provinces (one is Bishkek, which is located in the very North of the country, one is Osh city and one is Osh region in the South of the country).
- Kyrgyzstan has borders with Kazachstan, China, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.
Population
- The population has just exceeded 6 Million, 50% are female, 50% male.
- 65 % of the population are Kyrgyz, another 25% are Uzbeks and Russian.
- 29,3% are < 15 years of age
- 65,4% are between 15 – 65
- 5,3% are > 65
- Life expectancy for people born now is 66 years for male and 74,2 for female.
Children
- The fertility rate is double of that in Germany / Switzerland (> 3).
- In 2016 Kyrgyzstan had 162 329 newborn (Switzerland 86.559 in 2015 – population similar to K.)
- In 1951 the population in K. was 1,7 Million, it has more than tripled in 66 years.
- In 2017 by Febr. 23 already 23 881 (452 newborn per day).
- The mortality rate is high (UNICEF date 2009). Infant mortality is still high and this is one of the most sensitive indicators of the level of poverty in a given country
Society / Healthcare
- The educational level is high. 99,52% of the adult population is literate.
- The level of poverty is still high, in the rural population up to 50%.
- Economic deterioration following independence.
- Health Care Fundamental Reform 1996 – 2006 Manas National Health Care Reform Programme
- 98% deliveries are in delivery hospitals!
UNICEF in Bishkek
160 Propsekt Chui, 720040 Bishkek
Tel. 996 312 611 211 – bishkek@unicef.org
Deaf/severely hearing impaired
- Based on > 150.000 newborn p.a. statistically there should be around 150 children born severely hearing impaired / deaf p.a.
- As there is no neonatal hearing screening reliable information is not available.
- The question is, whether these children have a chance to attend school (mainstream is not an option).
Cochlear Implants – sponsored by Lehnhardt Foundation, Germany / Lehnhardt Akademie, Switzerland
- We have now already 9 children with Nucleus Cochlear Implant in the country:
- Ajdina, Bata, Jegor, Dastan, Tschyngyz, Bayaman, Ajmen, Maksat and Elnur.
- Another 5 will get their CI March 2 / 3, 2017 : Aibek, Ainura, Nadira, Alina and Ailun.
Sources
- Kyrgyzstan Demographics Profile 2016 – ttp://www.indexmundi.com/kyrgyzstan/demographics_profile.html
- Kirgisistan Geburtenrate, 1960-2014 – knoema.com – http://knoema.de//atlas/Kirgisistan/Geburtenrate
- Mother_Newborn_Health_eng