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Population:
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150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.1% (male 25,639,640/female 24,174,937)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 48,659,087/female 46,712,687)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,818,638/female 2,443,350) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 22.5 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.5 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.056% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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29.36 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.13 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.061 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.154 male(s)/female
total population: 1.052 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.84 years
male: 62.81 years
female: 62.86 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.09 children born/woman (2007 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
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
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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%, other 2% (includes 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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