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Population:
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10,111,337 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47% (male 2,408,638/female 2,346,984)
15-64 years: 50.1% (male 2,317,406/female 2,746,104)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 123,561/female 168,644) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.4 years
male: 15.2 years
female: 17.5 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.195% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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41.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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16.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 100.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 106.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 94 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 47.43 years
male: 46.4 years
female: 48.5 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.43 children born/woman (2008 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 (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian
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Ethnic groups:
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Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% (1993 census)
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Religions:
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Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
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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: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8% (2000 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 6 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2005)
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Education expenditures:
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1.9% of GDP (2005)
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