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| Population: |
12,974,361 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.11% (male 2,789,189; female 2,674,747)
15-64 years:
54.25% (male 3,518,209; female 3,519,851)
65 years and over:
3.64% (male 220,640; female 251,725) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.6% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
34.61 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
45.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
66.51 years
male:
63.85 years
female:
69.31 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.38% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
73,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
3,600 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Guatemalan(s)
adjective:
Guatemalan
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| Ethnic groups: |
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites and others 2%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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| Languages: |
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
63.6%
male:
68.7%
female:
58.5% (2000 est.)
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