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People
2,128,471
country comparison to the world: 
142
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)
0-14 years: 35.9% (male 381,904/female 375,059)
15-64 years: 60.2% (male 641,995/female 627,146)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 36,894/female 45,667) (2010 est.)
total: 21.4 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 21.4 years (2010 est.)
0.909% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
21.82 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
12.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
urban population: 37% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 45.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 57
male: 48.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 51.95 years
country comparison to the world: 210
male: 52.25 years
female: 51.64 years (2010 est.)
2.57 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
15.3% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
200,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
5,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)
noun: Namibian(s)
adjective: Namibian
black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%
note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86.8%
female: 83.5% (2001 census)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2008)
6.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 23
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