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 - : 41% (male 1,021,144/female 1,007,819)

15-64 years - : 55.3% (male 1,353,600/female 1,382,291)

65 years and over - : 3.7% (male 73,977/female 111,196) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 19.2 years

Male: 18.8 years

Female: 19.6 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.67 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 99.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 107.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 91.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.07 years

Male: 48.84 years

Female: 51.35 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 8% of population

Rural: 49% of population

Total: 33% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.7% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 16

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

11,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 25

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)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

21.8% (2000)country comparison to the world: 27

Education Expenditures

1.3% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 160

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 48.6%

Male: 64.8%

Female: 33.5% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 4,950,027

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
    2.146% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 40

Birth Rate

  • 36.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 24

Death Rate

  • 15.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 10

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 81

Health Expenditure

  • 4.3% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 152

Physicians Density

  • 0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2004)country comparison to the world: 168

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)country comparison to the world: 136

Total fertility rate

  • 4.63 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 31