| People | Iraq |
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Population:
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28,945,657 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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67 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.8% (male 5,709,688/female 5,531,359)
15-64 years: 58.2% (male 8,529,956/female 8,310,164)
65 years and over: 3% (male 408,266/female 456,224) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.4 years
male: 20.3 years
female: 20.5 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.507% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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30.1 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 43.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 49.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.94 years
male: 68.6 years
female: 71.34 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.86 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi |
Ethnic groups:
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Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% |
Religions:
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Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
Languages:
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.1%
male: 84.1%
female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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