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Nationality:
noun: Comoran(s)
adjective:
Comoran
Ethnic groups:
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
Languages:
Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
Population:
737,284 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.2% (male 155,134/female 156,238)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.6% (male 66,432/female 71,020)
25-54 years:
31.3% (male 109,389/female 121,326)
55-64 years:
4.1% (male 13,644/female 16,896)
65 years and over:
3.7% (male 13,036/female 14,169) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.3 years
female:
19.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.063% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
31.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-2.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MORONI (capital) 49,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
280 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 68.97 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 21
male:
80.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
57.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 62.74 years
country comparison to the world: 182
male:
60.54 years
female:
65.01 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.09 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 50% of population
rural: 30% of population
total: 36% of population
unimproved:
