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Population:
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82,689,518 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.4% (male 12,524,098; female 11,807,763)
15-64 years: 65% (male 26,475,156; female 27,239,543)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,928,568; female 2,714,390) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.9 years
male: 24 years
female: 25.9 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.3% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 29.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 33.71 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 73.02 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.22 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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220,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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9,000 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese
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Religions:
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Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002)
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