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People
21,281,844 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
56
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 4,523,033/female 4,460,473)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 5,483,684/female 5,557,098)
65 years and over: 3% (male 280,677/female 348,591) (2010 est.)
total: 18.1 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.3 years (2010 est.)
2.993% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
37.89 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
7.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 92
urban population: 29% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 52.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 47
male: 57.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 47.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 63.26 years
country comparison to the world: 175
male: 61.27 years
female: 65.3 years (2010 est.)
5.09 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
14,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, malaria, and plague
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)
noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
French (official), Malagasy (official), English
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.)
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2008)
2.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 152
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