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Population:
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4,561,599
(July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14
years: 44.8% (male 1,023,898/female 1,019,389)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male 1,170,823/female 1,194,741)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 74,312/female 78,436)
(2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total:
17.54 years
male: 17.35 years
female: 17.73 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.51% (2005
est.) |
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Birth rate:
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38.62
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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13.53
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000
population
note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean
refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of
diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2005
est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
74.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 82.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 67.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 52.16 years
male: 51.14 years
female: 53.22 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.61 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.7% (2003
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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60,000 (2003
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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6,300 (2003
est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of
risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some
locations (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
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Ethnic groups:
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ethnic
Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea
coast dwellers) 3%, other 3% |
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Religions:
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Muslim,
Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
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Languages:
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Afar, Arabic,
Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |