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Population:
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16,454,143 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 23.6% (male 1,987,962/female 1,899,489)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 5,556,867/female 5,563,666)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 602,789/female 843,370) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.1 years
male: 30.1 years
female: 32.1 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.905% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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14.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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NA (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.15 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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26,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,400 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean
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Ethnic groups:
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white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census)
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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3.2% of GDP (2006)
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