Guinea People:
Population:
9,467,866 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male:2,123,207; female:2,079,475)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male:2,478,820; female:2,486,300)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male:131,130; female:168,934) (2005)
Median age:
total: 17.67 years
male: 17.42 years
female: 17.93 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.37% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
42.03 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
15.38 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.99 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
note: As a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 90.37 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 95.82 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 84.76 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 49.86 years (2005 est.)
male: 48.61 years
female: 51.15 years
Total fertility rate:
5.83 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
3.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
140,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
9,000 (2003 est.)
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 are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
Ethnic groups:
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Religions:
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Languages:
French (official), each ethnic group has its own language
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995)
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