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Population:
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1,286,975,468 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 23.1% (male 155,473,656; female 141,737,406)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 461,223,219; female 433,154,970)
65 years and over: 7.4% (male 44,954,643; female 50,431,574) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.5 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 31.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.6% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.96 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 25.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 24.91 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.22 years
male: 70.33 years
female: 74.28 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.7 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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850,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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30,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese
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Ethnic groups:
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Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%
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Religions:
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%
note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
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Languages:
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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86%
male: 92.9%
female: 78.8% (2003 est.)
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