Post by Fahim on Apr 15, 2005 13:44:44 GMT
*~The People of Mozambique~*
You know that Mozambique is a Southern African country.
18,811,731 is the temporal total ammount of people living in the country. Because one of the biggest problems of Mozambique is the HIV/AIDS and Malaria witch is killing many many people in the coutry.
Ethnic groups: 99.66% are occupied by indigenous tribal groups (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans occupy 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2% and Indians 0.08%.
Median age:
Total: 18.2 years.
Male: 17.8 years;
Female: 18.6 years (2004 estatistics).
Population growth rate: 1.22% (2004 estatistics).
Death rate: 23.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 estatistics).
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 estatistics).
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female.
Under 15 years: 1.01 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 (2004 estatistics).
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 137.08 deaths/1,000 live births.
Male: 142.67 deaths/1,000 live births;
Female: 131.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 estatistics).
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 37.1 years.
Male: 37.83 years;
Female: 36.34 years (2004 estatistics).
Total fertility rate: 4.78 children born/woman (2004 estatistics).
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 12.2% (2003 estatistics).
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.3 million (2003 estatistics).
- deaths: 110,000 (2003 estatistics).
Nationality:
Noun: Mozambican(s);
Adjective: Mozambican.
Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30% and Muslim 20%.
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write.
Total population: 47.8%.
Male: 63.5%;
Female: 32.7% (2003 estatistics).
Bibliography: www.travelblog.org/World/mz-ppl.html