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Population:
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45,013,672 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.4% (male 6,688,530/female 6,531,768)
15-64 years: 65.1% (male 14,292,647/female 15,017,204)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 1,072,644/female 1,410,881) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.8 years
male: 25.9 years
female: 27.8 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.405% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 19.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.54 years
male: 68.71 years
female: 76.5 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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190,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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3,600 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
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Languages:
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Spanish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: 92.7% (2004 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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4.7% of GDP (2006)
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