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Guinea-Bissau PEOPLE 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Ethnic groups:
African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%

Languages:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages

Religions:
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%

Population:
1,628,603 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.2% (male 326,670/female 327,958)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 20.2% (male 163,090/female 165,580)
25-54 years: 31.8% (male 256,063/female 261,430)
55-64 years: 4.7% (male 27,667/female 48,097)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 20,386/female 31,662) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 19.6 years
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male: 19.1 years
female: 20.1 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.971% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
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Birth rate:
34.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
15.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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Urbanization:
urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population:
BISSAU (capital) 302,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
790 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 6
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 94.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 5
male: 104.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 49.11 years
country comparison to the world: 221
male: 47.16 years
female: 51.11 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
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Health expenditures:
8.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.045 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.96 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved:

urban: 49% of population
rural: 9% of population
total: 21% of population
unimproved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 91% of population
total: 79% of population

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
2.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
22,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[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 diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
17.2% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 54.2%
male: 68.2%
female: 40.6% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 9 years (2006)


NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau PEOPLE 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau PEOPLE 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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