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Burma vs. Bangladesh

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BurmaBangladesh
Population57,069,099 (July 2021 est.)164,098,818 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 25.97% (male 7,524,869/female 7,173,333)

15-24 years: 17% (male 4,852,122/female 4,769,412)

25-54 years: 42.76% (male 11,861,971/female 12,337,482)

55-64 years: 8.22% (male 2,179,616/female 2,472,681)

65 years and over: 6.04% (male 1,489,807/female 1,928,778) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 26.48% (male 21,918,651/female 21,158,574)

15-24 years: 18.56% (male 15,186,470/female 15,001,950)

25-54 years: 40.72% (male 31,694,267/female 34,535,643)

55-64 years: 7.41% (male 5,941,825/female 6,115,856)

65 years and over: 6.82% (male 5,218,206/female 5,879,411) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 29.2 years

male: 28.3 years

female: 30 years (2020 est.)
total: 27.9 years

male: 27.1 years

female: 28.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.81% (2021 est.)0.95% (2021 est.)
Birth rate16.65 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)17.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 33.71 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 37.04 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 30.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 31.13 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 33.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 28.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 69.62 years

male: 67.96 years

female: 71.39 years (2021 est.)
total population: 74.43 years

male: 72.25 years

female: 76.7 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.05 children born/woman (2021 est.)2.1 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.6% (2019 est.)<.1% (2018 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Burmese (singular and plural)

adjective: Burmese
noun: Bangladeshi(s)

adjective: Bangladeshi
Ethnic groupsBurman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%

note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups
Bengali at least 98%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1.1% (2011 est.)

note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS240,000 (2019 est.)14,000 (2018 est.)
ReligionsBuddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2014 est.)

note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith; as of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population since 2017
Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths7,700 (2019 est.)<1000 (2018 est.)
LanguagesBurmese (official)

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note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages
Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 75.6%

male: 80%

female: 71.8% (2016)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.7%

male: 77.4%

female: 72% (2019)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis

animal contact diseases: rabies
degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations

water contact diseases: leptospirosis

animal contact diseases: rabies

note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 19 July 2021, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,128,889 cases of COVID-19 or 685.47 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 11.13 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 19 July 2021, 3.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Food insecuritysevere localized food insecurity: due to conflict, political instability, and economic constraints - the political crisis, following the military takeover on 1 February 2021, resulted in increased tensions and unrest throughout the country; the current uncertain political situation may further compromise the fragile situation of vulnerable households and the Rohingya IDPs residing in the country; persisting conflicts in Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Kayin, and Shan states have triggered large-scale population displacements particularly since 2017; income losses and a decline in remittances, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected the food security situation of vulnerable households (2021)severe localized food insecurity: due to economic constraints - food insecurity poverty levels have increased due to income losses and a decline in remittances caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2018)
total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)
Education expenditures1.9% of GDP (2019)1.3% of GDP (2019)
Urbanizationurban population: 31.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 38.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 93% of population

rural: 76.9% of population

total: 81.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 7% of population

rural: 23.1% of population

total: 18.2% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 98.9% of population

rural: 98.4% of population

total: 98.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population

rural: 1.6% of population

total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 87.6% of population

rural: 67.6% of population

total: 73.7% of population

unimproved: urban: 12.4% of population

rural: 32.4% of population

total: 26.3% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 82.5% of population

rural: 64.4% of population

total: 70.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 17.5% of population

rural: 35.6% of population

total: 29.1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population5.422 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.469 million Mandalay (2021)21.741 million DHAKA (capital), 5.133 million Chittagong, 949,000 Khulna, 924,000 Rajshahi, 890,000 Sylhet, Bogra 820,000 (2021)
Maternal mortality rate250 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)173 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight19.1% (2017/18)22.6% (2019)
Health expenditures4.8% (2018)2.3% (2018)
Physicians density0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2018)0.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density1 beds/1,000 population (2017)0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate5.8% (2016)3.6% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth24.7 years (2015/16 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 20-49
Contraceptive prevalence rate52.2% (2015/16)62.7% (2019)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 46.5

youth dependency ratio: 37.3

elderly dependency ratio: 9.1

potential support ratio: 10.9 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 47

youth dependency ratio: 39.3

elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

potential support ratio: 13 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook