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Introduction - Guinea: | Location - Guinea: | People - Guinea: | Population | 9,947,814 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 44.3% (male 2,226,414/female 2,183,153)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 2,611,833/female 2,610,773)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 138,392/female 177,249) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 17.7 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 2.62% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 41.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 15.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.781 male(s)/female
total population: 1.001 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 88.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 93.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 83.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 49.65 years
male: 48.5 years
female: 50.84 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 5.75 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 3.2% (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 140,000 (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | 9,000 (2003 est.) | | Nationality | noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2007) | | Ethnic groups | Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10% | | Religions | Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% | | Languages | French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language | | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: 18.1% (2003 est.) | |
Government - Guinea: | Economy - Guinea: | Communications - Guinea: | Transportation - Guinea: | Military - Guinea: |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |