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Malaysia - People (Facts)

Population: 24,821,286 (July 2007 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.2% (male 4,118,086/female 3,884,403) 15-64 years: 62.9% (male 7,838,166/female 7,785,833) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 526,967/female 667,831) (2007 est.) Population growth rate: 1.759% (2007 est.) Birth rate: 22.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) Death rate: 5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2007 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.007 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.789 male(s)/female total population: 1.012 male(s)/female (2007 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 16.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.76 years male: 70.05 years female: 75.65 years (2007 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.01 children born/woman (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.4% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 52,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 2,000 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2007) Nationality: noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian Ethnic groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.) Religions: Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census) Languages: Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.7% male: 92% female: 85.4% (2000 census)