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Population of Kenya:
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34,707,817
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of
excess mortality due to AIDS; this can
result in lower life expectancy, higher
infant mortality and death rates, lower
population and growth rates, and changes in
the distribution of population by age and
sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2006 est.) |
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Age
structure in Kenya:
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0-14 years:
42.6% (male 7,454,765/female 7,322,130)
15-64 years: 55.1% (male
9,631,488/female 9,508,068)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male
359,354/female 432,012) (2006 est.)
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Median
age in Kenya:
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total:
18.2 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.3 years (2006 est.)
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Population growth rate in Kenya:
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2.57% (2006
est.) |
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Birth
rate in Kenya:
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39.72
births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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Death
rate in Kenya:
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14.02
deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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Net
migration rate in Kenya:
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0
migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: according to the UNHCR, by the
end of 2005 Kenya was host to 233,778
refugees from neighboring countries,
including Somalia 153,627, Sudan 67,556,
Ethiopia 12,595 (2006 est.) |
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Sex
ratio in Kenya:
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at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83
male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female
(2006 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate in Kenya:
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total:
59.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.54 deaths/1,000 live
births (2006 est.) |
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Life
expectancy at birth in Kenya:
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total
population: 48.93 years
male: 49.78 years
female: 48.07 years (2006 est.)
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Total
fertility rate:
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4.91 children
born/woman (2006 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate:
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6.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1.2 million
(2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
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150,000 (2003
est.) |
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Major
infectious diseases in Kenya:
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degree of
risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis
A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a
high risk in some locations
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis (2005) |
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Nationality of Kenya:
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noun:
Kenyan(s)
adjective: Kenyan |
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Ethnic
groups in Kenya:
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Kikuyu 22%,
Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%,
Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%,
non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
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Religions in Kenya:
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Protestant 45%,
Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%,
Muslim 10%, other 2%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are
Christian, but estimates for the percentage
of the population that adheres to Islam or
indigenous beliefs vary widely |
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Languages in Kenya:
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English
(official), Kiswahili (official), numerous
indigenous languages |
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Literacy
rate in Kenya:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)
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Did you know Kenya is
scientifically proven to be one of the places where
humans lived 2 million years ago? (What you just
read wasn't a mistake). According to archeological
findings in various parts of the country, the
prehistoric period can best be described under two
categories; the Stone Age period which dates from
about 2 million years ago and Neolithic period from
about 10,000 to 2000 years ago.