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    Guinea People - 2005

    https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/guinea/guinea_people.html
    SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      9,467,866 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,123,207/female 2,079,475)
      15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,478,820/female 2,486,300)
      65 years and over: 3.2% (male 131,130/female 168,934) (2005 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 17.67 years
      male: 17.42 years
      female: 17.93 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:
      2.37% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:
      42.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:
      15.38 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      -2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population
      note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
      total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 90.37 deaths/1,000 live births
      male: 95.82 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 84.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 49.86 years
      male: 48.61 years
      female: 51.15 years (2005 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      5.83 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
      3.2% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
      140,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:
      9,000 (2003 est.)

      Major infectious diseases:
      degree of risk: very high
      food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
      vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
      water contact disease: schistosomiasis
      respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
      aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2004)

      Nationality:
      noun: Guinean(s)
      adjective: Guinean

      Ethnic groups:
      Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%

      Religions:
      Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

      Languages:
      French (official), each ethnic group has its own language

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 35.9%
      male: 49.9%
      female: 21.9% (1995 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding Guinea on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea People 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea People 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.



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