Guinea-Bissau People:
Population:
1,416,027 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41.5% (male:293,280; female:294,483)
15-64 years: 55.5% (male:376,719; female:409,402)
65 years and over: 3% (male:17,865; female:24,278) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.97 years
male: 18.37 years
female: 19.57 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.96% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
37.65 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
16.53 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.54 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 107.17 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 117.78 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 96.25 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 46.97 years (2005 est.)
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.92 years
Total fertility rate:
4.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
10% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
17,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
1,200 (2001 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
animal contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
Ethnic groups:
African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003)
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