Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors

When you kowMultiply byTo find
Millimeters0.04inches
Centimeters0.39inches
Meters3.3feet
Kilometers0.62miles
Hectares2.47acres
Square kilometers0.39square miles
Cubic meters35.3cubic feet
Liters0.26gallons
Kilograms2.2pounds
Metric tons0.98long tons
1.1short tons
2,204pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)1.8 and add 32degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Population Trends, 1970- 2000

PeriodPopulation at Beginning of Period (in thousands)Crude Birth RateCrude Death Rate
1970-753,51642.211.1
1975-804,10841.19.5
1980-854,81340.08.2
1985-905,64338.37.2
1990-956,59536.16.3
1995-20007,65433.55.6
20008,803

Source: Based on information from Robert W. Fox and Jerrold W. Huguet, Population and Urban Trends in Central America and Panama, Washington, 1977, 97.

Table 3. Causes of Death, 1983

Cause of DeathNumber of Deaths (in thousands)Percentage of Total DeathsRate per 100,000 Inhabitants
Perinatal conditions and diseases3,55211.275.2*
Intestinal infections2,2066.946.7
Homicides and other purposeful injuries2,1986.946.5
Pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart disease1,1023.523.3
Cancer9663.020.4
Bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma9453.020.0
Cerebrovascular disease8862.818.7
Ischemic heart disease8762.718.5
Motor vehicle accidents6852.214.5
Pneumonia6111.912.9
Other17,79955.9n.a.
TOTAL31,826100.0n.a.

n.a. = not available
*Rate per 1,000 live births was 20.1.

Source: Based on information from Pan American Health Organization, Health Conditions in the Americas, 1981- 1984, Washington, 1986, 113.

Table 4. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Constant 1962 Prices, Including and Excluding Coffee, 1981- 86

(value in millions of Salvadoran colones; annual growth rate in percentage)
198119821983 19841985198 62
ValueGrowthValueGrowt hValueGrowthValueGrowth ValueGrowthValueGrowth
GDP (including coffee)3,016.7-8.32,847.7-5.62,870.4-0.82,935.62.32,993.62.03,012.50.6
Coffee (value added)273.2-6.6271.1- 0.8242.3-10.6231.8-4.3231.1-0.3214.6-7.1
GDP (excluding coffee)2,743.5-8.52,576.6-6.12,628.12.02,703.82.92,762.52.22,797.91.3

1 For value of the colon--see Glossary.
2 Preliminary.

Source: Based on information from Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, Revista Trimestral: Octubre- Diciembre, 1987, San Salvador, 1988, 103.

Table 5. Economically Active Population by Age-Group, Selected Years, 1970-2000

Age- Group1970197519801985 199019952000
10-1485,09692,46198,293105,177113,973119,581123,234
15-19177,997212,409242,219272,356312,064359,281402,666
20-24188,143230,976282,746331,980368,711457,213540,490
25-29151,307179,984223,073276,755333,276393,473466,673
30-34123,763144,544172,684216,146274,694332,191393,833
35-39110,753117,806138,017166,378213,942272,791330,944
40-4496,818105,088111,703131,908163,704210,901269,365
45-4973,94690,34798,233105,056128,363159,943206,871
50-5456,57867,61382,88890,632100,005122,445152,868
55-5947,44449,89459,65173,77883,11291,822112,517
60-6434,90239,86141,75850,34664,32972,44079,995
65-6922,64026,75330,51332,00139,80150,77657,092
70-7413,47715,29817,98220,50621,98427,17634,449
75-795,9797,3958,3479,83011,46312,21615,002
80 and over2,2142,5653,1293,7314,6435,6616,521
TOTAL1,191,0571,382,9941,611,2361,886,5802,254,0642,687,9103,192,520

Source: Based on information from James W. Wilkie and David Lorey (eds.), Statistical Abstract of Latin America, 25, Los Angeles, 1987, 241.

Table 6. Imports, Exports, and Current Account Balance, 1983-87

(in millions of United States dollars)
1983198419851986 1987*
Imports831915895772911
Exports735726679713573
Current account balance-37-54-2964-110

*Estimate.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, London, 1988, 3; and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, 41, No. 1, Washington, December 1988, 214-16.

Table 7. Major Army Equipment, 1988

DescriptionCountry of OriginInventory
Tanks
AMS-13 (light)United States12
Armored personnel carriers
M-3A1-do-5
M-113-do-20
AML-90-do-10
UR-416 (armored repair vehicle)West German8
M-37B1United States66
Field artillery
105mm Howitzer-do-50
105mm M-101-do-30
105mm M-102-do-6
M-56Yugoslav14
155mm M-114United States6
Mortars
81mmUnited States300
120mm UB-M52-do-60
Recoilless rifles
90mm M-67-do-400
Antiaircraft
20mm M-55-do-24

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1988- 1989, London, 1988, 196; and Jane's Defence Weekly [London], June 28, 1986, 1243, 1261.

Table 8. Major Air Force Equipment, 1988

DescriptionCountry of OriginInventory
Fixed-wing aircraft
Arava transportIsrael25
AC-47D Skytrain gunshipUnited States7
Beech AT-11 T-34-do-2
C-123 Provider transport-do-2
Cessna 337 0-2A Super Skymaster-do-5 to 9
Cessna T-41-do-7
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly light attack jet-do- 10
C-47D transport-do-6
Dassault MD-450 Ouragan fighter-bomber (obsolete)- do-8
DC-6B transport-do-1
Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100-do-1
Fouga CM-170 Magister trainer/light strike (obsolete)-do-6
Helicopters
Aerospatiale SA-315 Lama-do-3
Alouette-3 transport-do-3
Bell UH-1M Iroquois gunship-do-Over 14
Bell UH-1H Iroquois transport-do-Over 40
Hughes 500D gunship-do-9

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1988- 1989, London, 1988, 196; Military Technology, 10, No. 13, 1986, 97; and Jane's Defense Weekly [London], June 28, 1986, 1261.

Table 9. Major Navy Equipment, 1988

DescriptionCountry of OriginInventory
Patrol craft
31m GC-6 CamcraftUnited States3
20m Sewart-do-1
20m Swiftship-do-1
26m Swiftship (Libertad)-do-1
32m craft-do-3
Patrol launches
13m coast guard utility-do-2
11m craft-do-4
11m Latana-do-11
8m river patrol-do-6

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance 1988- 1989, London, 1988, 196; Military Technology, 10, No. 13, 1986, 97; and Jane's Defence Weekly, [London], June 28, 1986, 1261.

Table 10. United States Military Assistance to El Salvador, 1981-88

(in millions of United States dollars)
19811982198319841985 198619871988
35.582.081.3196.6138.2132.6111.585.0

Source: Based on information from K. Larry Storrs, U.S. Assistance to El Salvador: Foreign Assistance Facts, Washington, Congressional Research Services, May 20, 1985.

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