| People | Argentina |
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Population:
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41,769,726 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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16 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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BUENOS AIRES (capital) 12.988 million; Cordoba 1.493 million; Rosario 1.231 million; Mendoza 917,000; San Miguel de Tucuman 831,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.4% (male 5,429,488/female 5,181,289)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 13,253,468/female 13,301,530)
65 years and over: 11% (male 1,897,144/female 2,706,807) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 30.5 years
male: 29.5 years
female: 31.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.017% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.052 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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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70 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.95 years
male: 73.71 years
female: 80.36 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.31 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.155 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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4 beds/1,000 population (2005) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 80% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 20% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 91% of population
rural: 77% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9% of population
rural: 23% of population
total: 10% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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110,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,900 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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2.3% (2005) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2007) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.9% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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