Myanmar:
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Population	47,373,958 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 and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 26.1% (male 6,277,073/female 6,084,001) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 16,089,764/female 16,425,299) 65 years and over: 5.3% (male 1,075,868/female 1,421,953) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 27.4 years male: 26.8 years female: 28 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.815% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	17.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.032 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.757 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 50.68 deaths/1,000 live births male: 57.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 43.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 62.49 years male: 60.29 years female: 64.83 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.95 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	330,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	20,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Nationality	noun: Burmese (singular and plural) adjective: Burmese
Ethnic groups	Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
Religions	Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages	Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.9% male: 93.9% female: 86.4% (2000 est.)