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People
76,923,300 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
18
0-14 years: 21.7% (male 7,394,841/female 7,022,076)
15-64 years: 72.9% (male 24,501,544/female 23,914,172)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,725,828/female 1,870,823) (2010 est.)
total: 26.3 years
male: 26 years
female: 26.5 years (2010 est.)
1.253% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
18.52 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
5.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% 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: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 43.45 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 62
male: 43.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 69.77 years
country comparison to the world: 146
male: 68.32 years
female: 71.29 years (2010 est.)
1.89 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
86,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
4,300 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria
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: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i) 2%
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83.5%
female: 70.4% (2002 est.)
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 15 years (2008)
4.8% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 80
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