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Population:
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32,738,376 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.6% (male 7,474,394/female 7,121,145)
15-64 years: 53% (male 8,901,880/female 8,447,983)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 383,830/female 409,144) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.6 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.6 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.626% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 44.21 years
male: 44.04 years
female: 44.39 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan
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Ethnic groups:
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Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
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Languages:
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Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 8 years
male: 11 years
female: 4 years (2004)
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Education expenditures:
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NA
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