2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Ethnic Groups

%

Urbanization

urban population: 23.5% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 4.41% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 93.1 %

youth dependency ratio: 88.4 %

elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 %

potential support ratio: 21.5 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 18.1 years

male: 18.1 years

female: 18.2 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.87 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

460 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 22

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 117.23 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 49.17 years

female: 51.88 years (2014 est.)

total population: 50.49 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

5.43 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

21.8% (2010)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 10.1% of population

Rural: 43.9% of population

Total: 35.8% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 53.2% of population

Rural: 76.6% of population

Total: 71% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

4,300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

HIV Aids Deaths

300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 102

Major Infectious Diseases

degree of risk: intermediate

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne disease: malaria

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 (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

2.2% (2008) country comparison to the world: 182

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.9% (2004) country comparison to the world: 9

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 28.1%

male: 43.1%

female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 9 years

male: 11 years

female: 7 years (2011)

Year

Population

Nationality

Religions

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.29% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

Birth Rate

  • 38.84 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 10

Death Rate

  • 14.12 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

Migration Rate

  • -1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 163

Urban Areas Population

  • 3.097
    KABUL (capital)

Physicians Density

  • 0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)