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Laos:
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Other pages in this profile of Laos:
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 6,677,534 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 28.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 41% (male 1,374,966/female 1,362,945) 15-64 years: 55.9% (male 1,846,375/female 1,885,029) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 91,028/female 117,191) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.2 years male: 18.9 years female: 19.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.344% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 34.46 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 11.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 79.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 88.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 69.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 56.29 years male: 54.19 years female: 58.47 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.5 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 1,700 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 200 (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, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria 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: Lao(s) or Laotian(s) adjective: Lao or Laotian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% (2005 census) |
Religions |
Definition Buddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, Christian 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 census) |
Languages |
Definition Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68.7% male: 77% female: 60.9% (2001 est.) |
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