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Zambia:
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Other pages in this profile of Zambia:
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 11,669,534 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 15.8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 45.4% (male 2,659,572/female 2,634,379) 15-64 years: 52.3% (male 3,045,536/female 3,053,465) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 115,662/female 160,920) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.9 years male: 16.8 years female: 17.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.654% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 40.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 100.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 105.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 96.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 38.59 years male: 38.49 years female: 38.7 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.23 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.5% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 920,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 89,000 (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 plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Zambian(s) adjective: Zambian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2% |
Religions |
Definition Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
Languages |
Definition English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 80.6% male: 86.8% female: 74.8% (2003 est.) |
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