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Population:
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294,385 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.9% (male 58,459/female 56,183)
15-64 years: 57.5% (male 85,686/female 83,717)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,979/female 5,361) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 19.9 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.258% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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28.34 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.929 male(s)/female
total population: 1.027 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.38 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.25 years
male: 66.44 years
female: 70.16 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.52 children born/woman (2007 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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Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: 77.1% (2000 census)
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