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Population:
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9,826,419 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47.9% (male 2,365,277/female 2,337,388)
15-64 years: 49.4% (male 2,323,110/female 2,528,086) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 109,535/female 163,023) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 16.02 years
male: 15.32 years female: 16.71 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.95% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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45.98 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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16.41 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 93.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 103.03 deaths/1,000 live births female: 84.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 47.18 years
male: 45.55 years female: 48.87 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.32 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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4.8% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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200,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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18,000 (2003 est.) |
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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 disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian |
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Ethnic groups:
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200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang, Moussei, Massa, most of whom are Christian or animist; about 1,000 French citizens live in Chad |
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Religions:
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Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7% |
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Languages:
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French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5% male: 56% female: 39.3% (2003 est.) |
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