People ———
Population: 13,483,178 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 48% (male 3,302,489; female 3,122,246)
15-64 years: 50% (male 3,327,682; female 3,364,787)
65 years and over: 2% (male 158,018; female 207,956) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.56% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 45.22 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 9.59 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.01 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 71.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.58 years male: 58.23 years female: 60.99 years (1996 est.)