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People
6,368,162 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
104
0-14 years: 40.8% (male 1,399,674/female 1,386,526)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 1,900,638/female 1,938,165)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 90,144/female 119,198) (2010 est.)
total: 20.7 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21 years (2010 est.)
1.712% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
26.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 160
urban population: 31% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 61.19 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 35
male: 67.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 54.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 62 years
country comparison to the world: 181
male: 60.14 years
female: 63.94 years (2010 est.)
3.22 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
5,500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue 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 (2008)
(2009)
noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
adjective: Lao or Laotian
Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% (2005 census)
Buddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other and unspecified 31.5% (2005 census)
Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73%
male: 83%
female: 63% (2005 Census)
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2008)
2.3% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 164
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