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Population:
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53,414,374
country
comparison to the world:
note:
estimates
for this country take into
account the effects of excess
mortality due to AIDS; this can
result in lower life expectancy,
higher infant mortality, higher
death rates, lower population
growth rates, and changes in the
distribution of population by
age and sex than would otherwise
be expected (July 2010 est.)
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Age
structure:
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0-14
years: 25.3%
(male 6,193,263/female
5,990,658)
15-64
years: 69.3%
(male 16,510,648/female
16,828,462)
65
years and over: 5.4%
(male 1,121,412/female
1,493,298) (2010 est.)
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Median
age:
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total:
26.5
years
male:
26
years
female:
27.1
years (2010 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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1.096%
(2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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Birth
rate:
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19.49
births/1,000 population (2010
est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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Death
rate:
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8.23
deaths/1,000 population (July
2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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Net
migration rate:
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-0.31
migrant(s)/1,000 population
country
comparison to the world: |
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Urbanization:
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urban
population: 33%
of total population (2008)
rate
of urbanization: 2.9%
annual rate of change (2005-10
est.)
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Sex
ratio:
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at
birth: 1.06
male(s)/female
under
15 years: 1.04
male(s)/female
15-64
years: 0.99
male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.77
male(s)/female
total
population: 0.99
male(s)/female (2010 est.)
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Infant
mortality rate:
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total:
50.76
deaths/1,000 live births
country
comparison to the world:
male:
57.85
deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.24
deaths/1,000 live births (2010
est.)
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Life
expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 64.52
years
country
comparison to the world:
male:
62.23
years
female:
66.94
years (2010 est.)
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Total
fertility rate:
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2.28
children born/woman (2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate:
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0.7%
(2007 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS:
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240,000
(2007 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
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25,000
(2007 est.)
country
comparison to the world: |
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Major
infectious diseases:
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degree
of risk: very
high
food
or waterborne diseases: bacterial
and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne
diseases: dengue
fever and malaria
water
contact disease: leptospirosis
animal
contact disease: rabies
note:
highly
pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza
has been identified in this
country; it poses a negligible
risk with extremely rare cases
possible among US citizens who
have close contact with birds
(2009)
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Nationality:
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noun:
Burmese
(singular and plural)
adjective:
Burmese
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Ethnic
groups:
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Burman
68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine
4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon
2%, other 5%
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Religions:
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Buddhist
89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%,
Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%,
animist 1%, other 2%
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Languages:
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Burmese
(offical) minority ethnic groups
have their own languages
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Literacy:
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definition:
age
15 and over can read and write
total
population: 89.9%
male:
93.9%
female:
86.4%
(2006 est.)
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School
life expectancy (primary to
tertiary education):
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total:
9
years
male:
8
years
female:
8
years (2007)
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Education
expenditures:
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1.2%
of GDP (2001)
country
comparison to the world:
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