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Population:
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1,307,605 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.9% (male 100,143/female 94,450)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 420,896/female 462,072)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 76,171/female 153,873) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.6 years
male: 36.2 years
female: 43.2 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.632% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.28 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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13.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
total population: 0.84 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.56 years
male: 67.16 years
female: 78.3 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.42 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,800 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne disease: tickborne encephalitis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian
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Ethnic groups:
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Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census)
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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Languages:
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Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2000 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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5.1% of GDP (2004)
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