| People | Madagascar |
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Population:
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20,653,556 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 29% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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36 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.5% (male 4,523,033/female 4,460,473)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 5,483,684/female 5,557,098)
65 years and over: 3% (male 280,677/female 348,591) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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38.14 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA (2009 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: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 54.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.89 years
male: 60.93 years
female: 64.91 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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: chikungunya, malaria, and plague
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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14,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy |
Ethnic groups:
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Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
Religions:
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indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
Languages:
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English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.1% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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