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Population:
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9,507,133 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 31.8% (male 1,537,981/female 1,482,546)
15-64 years: 62.4% (male 3,029,349/female 2,905,471)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 255,898/female 295,888) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.7 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 24.8 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.495% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.65 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.39 years
male: 71.61 years
female: 75.24 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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88,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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7,900 (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, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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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: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2004)
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Education expenditures:
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3.6% of GDP (2006)
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