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Ghana:
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Other pages in this profile of Ghana:
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 23,382,848 note: estimates for this country explicitly 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 101.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 37.8% (male 4,470,382/female 4,360,359) 15-64 years: 58.7% (male 6,852,363/female 6,866,470) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 386,150/female 447,124) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.4 years male: 20.2 years female: 20.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.928% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 29.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 52.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 47.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 59.49 years male: 58.65 years female: 60.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.78 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 350,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 30,000 (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: malaria and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis 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: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census) |
Religions |
Definition Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census) |
Languages |
Definition Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.9% male: 66.4% female: 49.8% (2000 census) |
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