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| Population: |
2,845,647 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
30.13% (male 436,661; female 420,625)
15-64 years:
63.86% (male 920,787; female 896,520)
65 years and over:
6.01% (male 81,682; female 89,372) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.3% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
19.06 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
20.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.68 years
male:
72.94 years
female:
78.53 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.27 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.54% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
24,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,200 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Panamanian(s)
adjective:
Panamanian
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| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), English 14%
note:
many Panamanians bilingual
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90.8%
male:
91.4%
female:
90.2% (1995 est.)
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