Population1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 17.6% (male 126,634,384/female 108,463,142) Median agetotal: 35.5 years Population growth rate0.493% (2011 est.) Birth rate12.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate7.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Net migration rate-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 47% of total population (2010) Sex ratioat birth: 1.133 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 16.06 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 74.68 years Total fertility rate1.54 children born/woman (2011 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS740,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths26,000 (2009 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate Nationalitynoun: Chinese (singular and plural) Ethnic groupsHan Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uighur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census) ReligionsDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% LanguagesStandard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 12 years Education expendituresNA Maternal mortality rate38 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) Children under the age of 5 years underweight8.7% (2000) Health expenditures4.6% of GDP (2009) Physicians density1.415 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density4.06 beds/1,000 population (2009) Obesity - adult prevalence rate2.9% (2002) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |