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Population:
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301,270 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.4% (male 58,987/female 56,674)
15-64 years: 58.1% (male 88,521/female 86,450)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,095/female 5,543) (2008 est.) |
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Median age:
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Total: 20.1 years
Male: 20 years
Female: 20.3 years (2008 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.207% (2008 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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27.84 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 |
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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: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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Total: 23.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 26.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 20.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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Total population: 68.19 years
Male: 66.39 years
Female: 70.08 years (2008 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.44 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.4% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,600 (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, 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: Belizean(s)
Adjective: Belizean |
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Ethnic groups:
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Mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census) |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000) |
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Languages:
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Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census) |
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Literacy:
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Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 76.9%
Male: 76.7%
Female: 77.1% (2000 census) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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Total: 13 years
Male: 13 years
Female: 13 years (2004) |
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.3% (2004) |
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