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Population:
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4,561,599 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.8% (male 1,023,898/female 1,019,389)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male 1,170,823/female 1,194,741) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 74,312/female 78,436) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 17.54 years
male: 17.35 years female: 17.73 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.51% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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38.62 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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13.53 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 74.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 82.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 67.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 58.47 years
male: 56.96 years female: 60.02 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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5.61 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.7% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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60,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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6,300 (2003 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 typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
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Ethnic groups:
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ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3% |
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Religions:
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
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Languages:
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Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.) |
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