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Other pages in this profile of China:
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 1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 142.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 142,085,665/female 125,300,391) 15-64 years: 71.9% (male 491,513,378/female 465,020,030) 65 years and over: 8% (male 50,652,480/female 55,472,661) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 33.6 years male: 33.1 years female: 34.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.629% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 13.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 7.03 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.18 years male: 71.37 years female: 75.18 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.77 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 840,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 44,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, 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: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uyghur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census) |
Religions |
Definition Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) |
Languages |
Definition Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.9% male: 95.1% female: 86.5% (2000 census) |
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