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People
80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
16
0-14 years: 33% (male 13,308,407/female 12,711,900)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 25,138,546/female 24,342,230)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,546,774/female 1,818,778) (2010 est.)
total: 24 years
male: 23.8 years
female: 24.3 years (2010 est.)
1.997% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
25.02 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
4.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
urban population: 43% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 26.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 82
male: 27.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 72.4 years
country comparison to the world: 122
male: 69.82 years
female: 75.1 years (2010 est.)
3.01 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
9,200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: Rift Valley fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
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
(2009)
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.)
total: 11 years (2004)
3.8% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 113
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