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People
12,323,252 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
71
0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000)
65 years and over: 3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2010 est.)
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.1 years
female: 18.7 years (2010 est.)
2.579% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
37.27 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
9.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
-1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
urban population: 42% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% 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: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 57.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 36
male: 64.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 50.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 59.38 years
country comparison to the world: 189
male: 57.48 years
female: 61.34 years (2010 est.)
4.86 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
67,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
1,800 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.)
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 7 years (2008)
5.1% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 64
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