| People | Guinea-Bissau |
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Population:
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1,596,677 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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57 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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BISSAU (capital) 302,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 40.4% (male 321,889/female 323,202)
15-64 years: 56.4% (male 435,986/female 465,117)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 19,975/female 30,508) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 19.5 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 20 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.988% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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35.15 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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15.27 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 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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1,000 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 96.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 106.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 86.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 48.7 years
male: 46.8 years
female: 50.67 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.51 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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8.1% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.045 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.96 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 83% of population
rural: 51% of population
total: 61% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17% of population
rural: 49% of population
total: 39% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 49% of population
rural: 9% of population
total: 21% of population
unimproved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 91% of population
total: 79% of population (2008) |
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
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.5% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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22,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,200 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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17.2% (2008) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
Religions:
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% |
Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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