_#_Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 86 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 56 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 6.2 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Senegalese (sing. and pl.); adjective—Senegalese
_#_Ethnic divisions: Wolof 36%, Fulani 17%, Serer 17%, Toucouleur 9%, Diola 9%, Mandingo 9%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 2%
_#_Religion: Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)
_#_Language: French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Diola, Mandingo
_#_Literacy: 38% (male 52%, female 25%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)