Median age:
total: 15.8 years
male: 15.4 years
female: 16.3 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.63% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
49.82 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:
16.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:
-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 107.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 117.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 97.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 49 years
male: 47.05 years
female: 51.01 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate:
7.42 children born/woman (2006 est.)

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