Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 22.45 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.36 years male: 67.35 years female: 73.56 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.37 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian
Ethnic groups: Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 26%, Indian 7%, others 9%
Religions: Peninsular Malaysia-Muslim (Malays), Buddhist (Chinese),
Hindu (Indians); Sabah-Muslim 38%, Christian 17%, other 45%;
Sarawak-tribal religion 35%, Buddhist and Confucianist 24%, Muslim
20%, Christian 16%, other 5%
Languages: Peninsular Malaysia-Malay (official), English, Chinese
dialects, Tamil; Sabah-English, Malay, numerous tribal dialects,
Chinese (Mandarin and Hakka dialects predominate); Sarawak-English,
Malay, Mandarin, numerous tribal languages
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 89.1% female: 78.1% (1995 est.)
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