People ———
Population: 5,916,373 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 1,282,846; female 1,258,302)
15-64 years: 53% (male 1,546,264; female 1,566,365)
65 years and over: 4% (male 110,705; female 151,891) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.54% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 33.78 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 8.43 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -9.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.99 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 113.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.45 years male: 60.84 years female: 68.24 years (1996 est.)