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People
184,404,791 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
6
0-14 years: 36.7% (male 33,037,943/female 31,092,572)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male 53,658,173/female 49,500,786)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,495,350/female 3,793,734) (2010 est.)
total: 21.2 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 21.2 years (2010 est.)
1.589% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
25.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
7.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
-2.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
urban population: 36% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 65.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 26
male: 68.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 61.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 65.63 years
country comparison to the world: 165
male: 63.84 years
female: 67.5 years (2010 est.)
3.28 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
96,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
5,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
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: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%
Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.)
total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 6 years (2008)
2.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 153
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