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Introduction - Madagascar: | Location - Madagascar: | People - Madagascar: | Population | 19,448,815 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 4,297,985/female 4,243,369)
15-64 years: 53% (male 5,117,874/female 5,190,032)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 270,411/female 329,144) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 3.008% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 38.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 8.51 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: 1.013 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.986 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.822 male(s)/female
total population: 0.992 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 57.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 62.14 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.1 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 5.24 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 1.7% (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 140,000 (2003 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | 7,500 (2003 est.) | | Nationality | noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007) | | Ethnic groups | Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran | | Religions | indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% | | Languages | French (official), Malagasy (official) | | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |