Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Population Trends, 1970- 2000

Period	Population at Beginning of Period (in thousands)	Crude Birth Rate	Crude Death Rate
1970-75	3,516	42.2	11.1
1975-80	4,108	41.1	9.5
1980-85	4,813	40.0	8.2
1985-90	5,643	38.3	7.2
1990-95	6,595	36.1	6.3
1995-2000	7,654	33.5	5.6
2000	8,803

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 Death	Number of Deaths (in thousands)	Percentage of Total Deaths	Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants
Perinatal conditions and diseases	3,552	11.2	75.2^*
Intestinal infections	2,206	6.9	46.7
Homicides and other purposeful injuries	2,198	6.9	46.5
Pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart disease	1,102	3.5	23.3
Cancer	966	3.0	20.4
Bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma	945	3.0	20.0
Cerebrovascular disease	886	2.8	18.7
Ischemic heart disease	876	2.7	18.5
Motor vehicle accidents	685	2.2	14.5
Pneumonia	611	1.9	12.9
Other	17,799	55.9	n.a.
TOTAL	31,826	100.0	n.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)**
	1981		1982		1983		1984		1985		198 6²
	Value	Growth	Value	Growt h	Value	Growth	Value	Growth	Value	Growth	Value	Growth
GDP (including coffee)	3,016.7	-8.3	2,847.7	-5.6	2,870.4	-0.8	2,935.6	2.3	2,993.6	2.0	3,012.5	0.6
Coffee (value added)	273.2	-6.6	271.1	- 0.8	242.3	-10.6	231.8	-4.3	231.1	-0.3	214.6	-7.1
GDP (excluding coffee)	2,743.5	-8.5	2,576.6	-6.1	2,628.1	2.0	2,703.8	2.9	2,762.5	2.2	2,797.9	1.3

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- Group	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
10-14	85,096	92,461	98,293	105,177	113,973	119,581	123,234
15-19	177,997	212,409	242,219	272,356	312,064	359,281	402,666
20-24	188,143	230,976	282,746	331,980	368,711	457,213	540,490
25-29	151,307	179,984	223,073	276,755	333,276	393,473	466,673
30-34	123,763	144,544	172,684	216,146	274,694	332,191	393,833
35-39	110,753	117,806	138,017	166,378	213,942	272,791	330,944
40-44	96,818	105,088	111,703	131,908	163,704	210,901	269,365
45-49	73,946	90,347	98,233	105,056	128,363	159,943	206,871
50-54	56,578	67,613	82,888	90,632	100,005	122,445	152,868
55-59	47,444	49,894	59,651	73,778	83,112	91,822	112,517
60-64	34,902	39,861	41,758	50,346	64,329	72,440	79,995
65-69	22,640	26,753	30,513	32,001	39,801	50,776	57,092
70-74	13,477	15,298	17,982	20,506	21,984	27,176	34,449
75-79	5,979	7,395	8,347	9,830	11,463	12,216	15,002
80 and over	2,214	2,565	3,129	3,731	4,643	5,661	6,521
TOTAL	1,191,057	1,382,994	1,611,236	1,886,580	2,254,064	2,687,910	3,192,520

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)**
	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987^*
Imports	831	915	895	772	911
Exports	735	726	679	713	573
Current account balance	-37	-54	-29	64	-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

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
Tanks
AMS-13 (light)	United States	12
Armored personnel carriers
M-3A1	-do-	5
M-113	-do-	20
AML-90	-do-	10
UR-416 (armored repair vehicle)	West German	8
M-37B1	United States	66
Field artillery
105mm Howitzer	-do-	50
105mm M-101	-do-	30
105mm M-102	-do-	6
M-56	Yugoslav	14
155mm M-114	United States	6
Mortars
81mm	United States	300
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

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
Fixed-wing aircraft
Arava transport	Israel	25
AC-47D Skytrain gunship	United States	7
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

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
Patrol craft
31m GC-6 Camcraft	United States	3
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)**
1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
35.5	82.0	81.3	196.6	138.2	132.6	111.5	85.0

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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