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Population:
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144,319,628 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.1% (male 24,590,207/female 23,162,420)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 46,764,824/female 44,868,733) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,650,683/female 2,282,761) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 21.87 years
male: 21.88 years female: 21.85 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.09% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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30.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.16 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 62.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.08 years
male: 62.13 years female: 62.02 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.13 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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13,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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650 (2001 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations water contact disease: leptospirosis animal contact disease: rabies (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
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Ethnic groups:
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Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) |
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Religions:
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Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
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Languages:
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Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1% male: 53.9% female: 31.8% (2003 est.) |
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