| People | Comoros |
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Population:
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794,683 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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356 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MORONI (capital) 49,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 41.6% (male 166,141/female 164,788)
15-64 years: 55.3% (male 217,046/female 222,093)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 11,053/female 13,562) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 19 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.3 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.696% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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34.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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340 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 62.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 70.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 54.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 64.2 years
male: 61.76 years
female: 66.72 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.72 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.4% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.2 beds/1,000 population (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 91% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 95% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 5% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 50% of population
rural: 30% of population
total: 36% of population
unimproved:
urban: 50% of population
rural: 70% of population
total: 64% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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25% (2000) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran |
Ethnic groups:
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Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava |
Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 10 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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7.6% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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