Interesting facts

[Azeem Shah Khan]

Some general facts of the world

Population 6,379,157,361 (July 2004 est.).

Growth rate 1.14% (2004 est.).

Birth rate 20.24 births/1,000 population (2004 est.).

Death rate 8.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.).

Sex ratio (at birth) 1.06 males/female (2004 est.).

Infant mortality rate 50.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.).

Life expectancy at birth Total population 64.05 years. Male 62.48 years. Female 65.7 years (2004 est.).

Total fertility rate 2.62 children born/woman (2004 est.).

Literacy Age 15 and over who can read and write (1995 est.). Total population 77%. Male 83%. Female 71%.