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Population:
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279,457 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 40.1% (male 57,114/female 54,877)
15-64 years: 56.4% (male 79,694/female 77,881) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,768/female 5,123) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 19.35 years
male: 19.21 years female: 19.49 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.33% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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29.34 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 25.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.44 years
male: 66.54 years female: 70.44 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.68 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.4% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,600 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean |
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000) |
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Languages:
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English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1% male: 94.1% female: 94.1% (2003 est.) |
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