Naju City-Honam Statistics Office Develop and Announce 'Naju City Women's Statistics'

Published 23 Dec.2021 15:07(KST)

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Jeonnam Naju City (Mayor Kang In-gyu) and the Honam Regional Statistics Office (Director Kim Dae-ho) announced on the 23rd that they have developed and published the ‘Women’s Statistics’ which will serve as a foundation for establishing customized policies for local women.

The ‘Naju City Women’s Statistics’ was developed with the goal of improving the quality of life for women and creating a women-friendly city through statistics-based policy formulation, following a business agreement signed between the two organizations in March.

Using administrative and survey data obtained from government ministries, public institutions, and Naju City, the administrative statistics were developed. After supplementing and newly inputting data from the first edition, which was the first of its kind in the province in 2018, the second edition of the women’s statistics was published in 2021.

This women’s statistics consists of 84 items across five fields: ‘Population,’ ‘Households & Families,’ ‘Housing & Welfare,’ ‘Economic Participation,’ and ‘Health,’ reflecting the opinions of Naju City’s women’s policy departments and experts to improve reliability, accuracy, and policy applicability.

In particular, during the development process, overlapping and similar indicators from the first edition were adjusted or changed, and new items necessary for municipal policy formulation were added to enhance data efficiency.

According to the main analysis results of the Naju City Women’s Statistics, the female population in Naju City totals 57,419, accounting for 49.7% of the total population (115,613).

The area with the largest female population is Bitgaram-dong (18,620), representing 15.7% of the total population. This is followed by Nampyeong-eup (5,976), Seongbuk-dong (4,456), and Songwol-dong (3,870).

The average age of childbirth is 32.8 years, with 733 births recorded, and the total fertility rate was calculated at 1.11.

There are 9,538 female homeowners, accounting for 16.6% of the total female population, owning an average of 1.42 houses per person.

Last year, the number of female deaths in the Naju area was 508, with the leading causes of death being malignant neoplasms (cancer) at 20.5%, heart disease at 12.6%, and cerebrovascular disease at 12.0%.

The highest number of chronic disease treatments was for ‘hypertension,’ and among major cancers, ‘breast cancer’ was the most common.

A city official stated, “The women’s statistics will be greatly helpful not only as basic data for understanding the status of each field and diagnosing the overall social situation to create a women-friendly city, but also for establishing effective policies based on science and statistics.”