degree of risk: very high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis Ethnic groups African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Tém in the centre and Kabyè in the north; and Ewé, Mina in the south) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% HIV Prevalence Adult infection rate 2.1% (2017 est.) People living with HIV/Aids 110,000 (2017 est.) Death rate 4,700 (2017 est.) Education expenditures 5% of GDP (2019) Country comparison to the world: 65th Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.) Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 66.5% male: 80% female: 55.1% (2019) total population: 63.7% male: 77.3% female: 51.2% (2015 est.) 'total population: 51.7%male: 67%female:'' 37% (1995 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 13 years male: 14 years female: 12 years (2017) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 total: 9.5% male: 12.3% female: 7.4% (2017 est.) References