| People | Guinea-Bissau |
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Nationality:
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noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
Religions:
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% |
Demographic profile:
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void |
Population:
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1,660,870 (July 2013 est.) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 40% (male 331,406/female 332,662)
15-24 years: 20.2% (male 166,339/female 168,906)
25-54 years: 31.9% (male 263,190/female 266,963)
55-64 years: 4.7% (male 28,333/female 49,322)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 20,807/female 32,942) (2013 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 19.7 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 20.2 years (2013 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.95% (2013 est.) |
Birth rate:
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34.28 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
Death rate:
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14.77 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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BISSAU (capital) 302,000 (2009) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.58 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2013 est.) |
Population density:
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60 people per sq km land area |
Maternal mortality rate:
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790 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 92.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 102.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 82.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 49.5 years
male: 47.53 years
female: 51.52 years (2013 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.37 children born/woman (2013 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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8.5% of GDP (2010) |
Physicians density:
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0.045 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.96 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 44% of population
rural: 9% of population
total: 20% of population
unimproved:
urban: 56% of population
rural: 91% of population
total: 80% of population (2010 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.5% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,200 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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22,000 (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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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:
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17.2% (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 9 years (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 91% of population
rural: 53% of population
total: 64% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9% of population
rural: 47% of population
total: 36% of population (2010 est.) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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4.9% (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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