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Belize:
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Other pages in this profile of Belize:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 301,270 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 13.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.1 years male: 20 years female: 20.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.207% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 27.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 68.19 years male: 66.39 years female: 70.08 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.44 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.4% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 3,600 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition 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) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census) |
Religions |
Definition 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) |
Languages |
Definition 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) |
Literacy |
Definition 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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