Median age:
total: 17.4 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
3.03% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
41.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 78.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 86.84 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 56.54 years
male: 54.19 years
female: 58.96 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:
5.7 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.7% (2003 est.)