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Nationality:
noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective:
Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Ethnic groups:
Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)
Languages:
Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) 32.4% (1994 census)
Religions:
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Population:
685,991 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41.3% (male 143,910/female 139,199)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.4% (male 67,543/female 65,200)
25-54 years:
31.1% (male 105,268/female 108,273)
55-64 years:
4.2% (male 12,286/female 16,241)
65 years and over:
4.1% (male 12,023/female 16,048) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.7 years
female:
19.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.607% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
34.88 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 40% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MALABO (capital) 128,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
240 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 75.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 14
male:
76.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
74.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 62.75 years
country comparison to the world: 181
male:
61.75 years
female:
63.78 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.83 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
2.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.92 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
20,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease:
malaria and yellow fever
animal contact disease:
rabies (2009)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
10.6% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
0.6% of GDP (2003)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.9%
male:
97.1%
female:
90.6% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 8 years
male:
9 years
female:
7 years (2002)
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