Median age:
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.6 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.97% (2004 est.)

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

Death rate:
15.34 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: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 69.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 65.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 73.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 47.95 years
male: 47.1 years
female: 48.83 years (2004 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
6.9% (2003 est.)