Gambia, The
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Introduction - Gambia, The: | Location - Gambia, The: | People - Gambia, The: | Population | 1,688,359 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 44.1% (male 373,831/female 370,397)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 445,365/female 452,311)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 23,582/female 22,873) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 2.781% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 38.86 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.009 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.985 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.031 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 70.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 76.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 54.54 years
male: 52.68 years
female: 56.46 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 5.21 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 1.2% (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 6,800 (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | 600 (2003 est.) | | Nationality | noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007) | | Ethnic groups | African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% | | Religions | Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% | | Languages | English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars | | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |