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Population:
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12,291,529 (July 2005
est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years:
47.1% (male 2,910,944/female 2,876,010)
15-64 years: 50% (male 2,955,496/female 3,185,666)
65 years and over: 3% (male 165,867/female 197,546) (2005
est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 16.35
years
male: 15.79 years
female: 16.92 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.74% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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46.77 births/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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19.05 deaths/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 116.79
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 123.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 110.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
45.09 years
male: 44.69 years
female: 45.51 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.5 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.9% (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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12,000 (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 disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Malian(s)
adjective: Malian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Mande 50% (Bambara,
Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and
Moor 10%, other 5%
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Religions:
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Muslim 90%,
indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% |
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Languages:
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French (official),
Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.) |