2 GeoFroggy

Languages

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages

Ethnic Groups

Baya 33%
Banda 27%
Mandjia 13%
Sara 10%
Mboum 7%
M'Baka 4%
Yakoma 4%
Other 2%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40.9% (male 928,277/female 917,739)

15-64 years - : 55% (male 1,235,940/female 1,244,958)

65 years and over - : 4.1% (male 71,439/female 113,135) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.8 years

Male: 18.5 years

Female: 19.1 years (2009 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.63 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 80.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 87.22 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 73.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.47 years

Male: 44.4 years

Female: 44.54 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.3% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 11

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

11,000 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 29

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne disease: malaria

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Education Expenditures

1.4% of GDP (2006)country comparison to the world: 174

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 48.6%

Male: 64.8%

Female: 33.5% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 4,511,488country

Nationality

  • Central African(s) noun


  • Central African adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    35.00%
  • Protestant
    25.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    25.00%
  • Muslim Note Animistic Beliefs And Practices Strongly Influence The Christian Majority
    15.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.491% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 90

Birth Rate

  • 32.75 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 44

Death Rate

  • 17.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 10

Migration Rate

  • NA (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 45