Population18,467,692 Age structure0-14 years: 41.1% (male 3,826,232/female 3,757,859) Median agetotal: 19 years Population growth rate2.218% (2008 est.) Birth rate34.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate12.41 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rateNA Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 64.57 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 53.3 years Total fertility rate4.41 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate6.9% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS560,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths49,000 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high Nationalitynoun: Cameroonian(s) Ethnic groupsCameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% Religionsindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% Languages24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |