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Population: |
11,126,832 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 42.8% (male 2,404,461/female 2,360,167)
15-64 years: 54.1% (male 2,901,689/female 3,122,854)
65 years and over: 3% (male 161,173/female 176,488) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 18.15 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18.7 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.48% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
35.21 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
10.6 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 55.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 59.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 56.75 years
male: 55.04 years
female: 58.52 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
4.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.8% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
44,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
3,500 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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Nationality: |
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese
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Ethnic groups: |
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
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Religions: |
Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic)
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Languages: |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: 30.7% (2003 est.)
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