| People | Philippines |
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Population:
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101,833,938 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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342 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 49% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MANILA (capital) 11.449 million; Davao 1.48 million; Cebu City 845,000; Zamboanga 827,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 34.6% (male 17,999,279/female 17,285,040)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 31,103,967/female 31,097,203)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,876,805/female 2,471,644) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.9 years
male: 22.4 years
female: 23.4 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.903% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.66 years
male: 68.72 years
female: 74.74 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.19 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.153 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.5 beds/1,000 population (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 91% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 9% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 80% of population
rural: 69% of population
total: 76% of population
unimproved:
urban: 20% of population
rural: 31% of population
total: 24% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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8,700 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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20.7% (2003) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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4.3% (2003) |
Nationality:
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noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine |
Ethnic groups:
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Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census) |
Languages:
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Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2000 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.8% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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