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People of Mali

Population:11,995,402 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 48.2% (male 2,921,914/female 2,853,976)
15-64 years: 48.8% (male 2,891,494/female 2,959,142)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 149,301/female 219,575) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 15.9 years
male: 15.4 years
female: 16.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:2.681% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:49.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:16.51 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-6.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.977 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.988 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 105.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 115.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 95.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 49.51 years
male: 47.6 years
female: 51.46 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:7.38 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:1.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:140,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:12,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Nationality:noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian
Ethnic groups:Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%
Religions:Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages:French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Mali Quickstats

  • Population: 11,995,402 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1.24 million sq km
  • Density: 11 /km² (207th)
  • GDP (total): $14.400 billion (125th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,154 (166th)
  • Literacy: 46.4%

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  • Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +223

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