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Population:
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5,502,026 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43% (male 1,188,496/female 1,178,520)
15-64 years: 53.4% (male 1,437,653/female 1,502,449)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 89,634/female 105,274) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.3 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.7 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.631% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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34.94 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.63 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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NA (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 50.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 61.38 years
male: 59.35 years
female: 63.46 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.84 children born/woman (2008 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 (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean
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Ethnic groups:
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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: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 5 years
male: 6 years
female: 4 years (2004)
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Education expenditures:
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2.4% of GDP (2006)
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