| Population: |
278,058,881 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
21.12% (male 30,034,674; female 28,681,253)
15-64 years:
66.27% (male 91,371,753; female 92,907,199)
65 years and over:
12.61% (male 14,608,948; female 20,455,054) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.9% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
14.2 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
6.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
77.26 years
male:
74.37 years
female:
80.05 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.06 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.61% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
850,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
20,000 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
American(s)
adjective:
American
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| Ethnic groups: |
white 83.5%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Amerindian 0.8% (1992)
note:
a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
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| Religions: |
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
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| Languages: |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
97% (1979 est.)
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