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| Population: |
4,918,393 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
38.98% (male 976,087; female 941,141)
15-64 years:
58.08% (male 1,418,555; female 1,438,096)
65 years and over:
2.94% (male 62,963; female 81,551) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.15% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
27.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.33 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:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
33.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
69.05 years
male:
67.1 years
female:
71.11 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.18 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.2% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
4,900 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
360 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Nicaraguan(s)
adjective:
Nicaraguan
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| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official)
note:
English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
65.7%
male:
64.6%
female:
66.6% (1995 est.)
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