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Population:
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24,683,313 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 40.7% (male 5,103,669; female 4,946,443)
15-64 years: 56.3% (male 7,033,268; female 6,855,644)
65 years and over: 3% (male 348,790; female 395,499) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 19 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 19.1 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2.78% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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33.66 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 55.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 61.09 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 67.81 years
male: 66.7 years
female: 68.99 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.52 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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less than 1,000
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
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Religions:
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Languages:
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: 24.4% (2003 est.)
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