Median age:
total: 16.3 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 16.9 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.78% (2004 est.)

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

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

Net migration rate:
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 117.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 111.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 124.51 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 45.28 years
male: 44.7 years
female: 45.87 years (2004 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.9% (2003 est.)