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Malian People

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Population: 12,666,987 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 48.3% (male 3,089,406/female 3,023,341) 15-64 years: 48.7% (male 3,065,167/female 3,101,914) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 151,718/female 235,441) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 15.8 years male: 15.5 years female: 16.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.765% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 16.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 102.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 111.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 92.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 50.35 years male: 48.38 years female: 52.38 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 7.29 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 100,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 5,800 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Malian(s) adjective: Malian

Ethnic groups: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%

Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%

Languages: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.4% male: 53.5% female: 39.6% (2003 est.)