<item><hi format=bold>Birth rate:</hi> 48.39 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Death rate:</hi> 16.74 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Net migration rate:</hi> 0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Infant mortality rate:</hi> 110.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Life expectancy at birth:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total population:</hi> 47.4 years
<item>• <hi format=ital>male:</hi> 45.57 years
<item>• <hi format=ital>female:</hi> 49.29 years (1994 est.)
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<item><hi format=bold>Total fertility rate:</hi> 6.7 children born/woman (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Nationality:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>noun:</hi> Zairian(s)
<item>• <hi format=ital>adjective:</hi> Zairian
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<item><hi format=bold>Ethnic divisions:</hi> over 200 African ethnic groups, the majority are Bantu; four largest tribes—Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
<item><hi format=bold>Religions:</hi> Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and traditional beliefs 10%