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People
99,900,177 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
12
0-14 years: 35.2% (male 17,606,352/female 16,911,376)
15-64 years: 60.6% (male 29,679,327/female 29,737,919)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,744,248/female 2,297,381) (2010 est.)
total: 22.7 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 23.2 years (2010 est.)
1.931% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
25.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
5.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
urban population: 65% 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: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 19.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 101
male: 22.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 71.38 years
country comparison to the world: 131
male: 68.45 years
female: 74.45 years (2010 est.)
3.23 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
8,300 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine
Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)
Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)
Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2000 census)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2008)
2.6% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 162
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