Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
43,939,598 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 40.7% (male 8,535,551/female 8,173,616)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
56.8% (male 11,745,683/female 11,603,906)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
2.5% (male 532,968/female 496,101) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 18.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
18.8 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
2.497% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
36.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
11.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 43% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 72.39 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
73.08 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
71.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 54.21 years
country comparison to the world: 201
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
53.04 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
55.44 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
4.93 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
1.4% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
320,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
25,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
malaria, dengue fever, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis
respiratory disease:
meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease:
rabies
note:
highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Sudanese
black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages
note:
program of "Arabization" in process
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
61.1%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
71.8%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
50.5% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 4 years (2000)
6% of GDP (1991)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]