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 1,039,808/ female 1,026,712)

15-64 years - : 55.5% (male 1,389,492/ female 1,414,881)

65 years and over - : 3.7% (male 73,983/ female 112,332) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 19.3 years

Male: 18.9 years

Female: 19.7 years (2012 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 - : 0.66 male(s)/female

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

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 97.17 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 105.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 89.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.48 years

Male: 49.23 years

Female: 51.76 years (2012 est.)

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: 56%

Male: 69.3%

Female: 43.2% (2010 est.)

Year

Population

  • 5,057,208

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
    2.142% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 45

Birth Rate

  • 36.13 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 25

Death Rate

  • 14.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 6

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 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)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.57 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 29