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Myanmar:
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Other pages in this profile of Myanmar:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 47,758,181 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 72.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 25.7% (male 6,236,484/female 6,038,576) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 16,300,380/female 16,627,045) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,098,344/female 1,457,352) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 27.8 years male: 27.2 years female: 28.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.8% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 9.23 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 49.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 42.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 62.94 years male: 60.73 years female: 65.28 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.92 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 330,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 20,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis 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) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Burmese (singular and plural) adjective: Burmese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% |
Religions |
Definition Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% |
Languages |
Definition Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.9% male: 93.9% female: 86.4% (2006 est.) |
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