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Population of Burkina
Faso:
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14,326,203
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 2007 est.) |
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Age structure in
Burkina Faso Africa:
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0-14 years: 46.7%
(male 3,356,737/female 3,327,058)
15-64 years: 50.9% (male 3,635,152/female
3,650,303)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 141,554/female
215,399) (2007 est.) |
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Median age in Burkina
Faso Africa:
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total: 16.5 years
male: 16.3 years
female: 16.7 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth
rate of Burkina Faso:
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2.997% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate of the
Burkinabe:
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45.28 births/1,000
population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate:
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15.31 deaths/1,000
population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio of
Burkinabe:
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at birth: 1.03
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.009 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.996 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.657 male(s)/female
total population: 0.992 male(s)/female (2007
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate
in Burkina Faso Africa:
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total: 89.79
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 97.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 81.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at
birth Burkina Faso Africa:
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total population:
49.21 years
male: 47.68 years
female: 50.8 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.41 children born/woman
(2007 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate of Burkinabe:
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4.2% (2003 est.)
|
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HIV/AIDS - people
living with HIV/AIDS:
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300,000 (2003 est.)
|
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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29,000 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious
diseases in Burkina Faso:
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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
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has
been identified among birds in this country or
surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with
extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have
close contact with birds (2007) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Burkinabe
(singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe |
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Ethnic groups in
Burkina Faso:
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Mossi over 40%, other
approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo,
Mande, and Fulani) |
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Religions in Burkina
Faso Africa:
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Muslim 50%, indigenous
beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Languages Spoken in
Burkina Faso:
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French (official), native
African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by
90% of the population |
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Literacy rate of
Burkinabe:
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definition: age 15
and over can read and write
total population: 21.8%
male: 29.4%
female: 15.2% (2003 est.) |
