| People | Argentina |
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Population:
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40,677,348 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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15 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.6% (male 5,123,722/female 4,893,843)
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 13,143,693/female 13,127,372)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,801,101/female 2,587,617) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 30.3 years
male: 29.3 years
female: 31.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.917% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.32 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.52 years
male: 72.81 years
female: 80.43 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.09 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census) |
People - note:
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