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Population:
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28,221,180 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 39.2% (male 5,613,420/female 5,438,770)
15-64 years: 57.9% (male 8,270,573/female 8,057,423)
65 years and over: 3% (male 396,751/female 444,244) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 20.2 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 20.2 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.562% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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30.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.14 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 45.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.62 years
male: 68.32 years
female: 70.99 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.97 children born/woman (2008 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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fewer than 500 (2003 est.)
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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: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
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: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%
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Religions:
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Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Languages:
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.1%
male: 84.1%
female: 64.2% (2000 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2005)
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Education expenditures:
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NA
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