| Population: |
15,982,563 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
45.02% (male 3,607,803; female 3,587,532)
15-64 years:
51.77% (male 4,093,720; female 4,180,430)
65 years and over:
3.21% (male 239,839; female 273,239) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.02% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
42.66 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
12.42 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
83.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
55.35 years
male:
53.08 years
female:
57.68 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.15% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
11,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
870 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective:
Malagasy
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| Ethnic groups: |
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran
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| Religions: |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages: |
French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
80%
male:
88%
female:
73% (1990 est.)
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