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Population of Sierra Leone:
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6,005,250 (July 2006 est.) |
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Age structure in Sierra Leone:
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0-14 years: 44.8% (male
1,321,563/female 1,370,721)
15-64 years: 52% (male 1,494,502/female 1,625,733)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 90,958/female 101,773) (2006
est.) |
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Median age of Sierra Leoneans:
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total: 17.4 years
male: 17.1 years
female: 17.7 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.3% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate in Sierra Leone:
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45.76 births/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Death rate in Sierra Leone:
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23.03 deaths/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly
returning (2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 160.39 deaths/1,000 live
births
male: 177.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 142.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 40.22 years
male: 38.05 years
female: 42.46 years (2006 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.08 children born/woman (2006 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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7% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with
HIV/AIDS:
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170,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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11,000 (2001 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
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2005)
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Nationality:
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noun: Sierra Leonean(s)
adjective: Sierra Leonean |
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Ethnic groups:
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20 African ethnic groups 90% (Temne 30%,
Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed
Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the
late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small
numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians |
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Religions:
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Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%,
Christian 10% |
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Languages:
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English (official, regular use limited
to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south),
Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based
Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were
settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language
for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can
read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 29.6%
male: 39.8%
female: 20.5% (2000 est.) |
People of
Sierra Leone
When
you hear Sierra Leone, what comes to mind? Is it war,
poverty, blood diamonds etc? If you answered yes to the previous
question then you're pathetic! 