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Population:
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9,467,866 (July
2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years:
44.4% (male 2,123,207/female 2,079,475)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,478,820/female 2,486,300)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 131,130/female 168,934)
(2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total:
17.67 years
male: 17.42 years
female: 17.93 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.37% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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42.03
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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15.38
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-2.99 migrant(s)/1,000
population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries,
Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra
Leonean refugees (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
90.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 95.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 49.86 years
male: 48.61 years
female: 51.15 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.83 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.2% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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140,000 (2003
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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9,000 (2003 est.)
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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: 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
(2004)
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Nationality:
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noun:
Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
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Ethnic groups:
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Peuhl 40%,
Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 85%,
Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
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Languages:
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French
(official), each ethnic group has its own language |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.) |