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Population:
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7,066,403 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.8% (male 1,291,147/female 1,237,453)
15-64 years: 59% (male 1,987,671/female 2,179,620)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 162,100/female 208,412) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 22.2 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 23.4 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.679% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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25.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.06 years
male: 68.45 years
female: 75.84 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.04 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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29,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,200 (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
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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Languages:
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Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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3.1% of GDP (2006)
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