Birth rate: 38.58 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.57 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 62.41 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.52 years male: 65.54 years female: 67.56 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi
Ethnic groups: Arab 75%-80% Kurdish 15%-20% Turkoman Assyrian or other 5%
Religions: Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65% Sunni 32%-37%) Christian or other 3%
Languages: Arabic Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions) Assyrian Armenian
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58% male: 70.7% female: 45% (1995 est.)
