| People | Belize |
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Population:
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321,115 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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15 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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BELMOPAN (capital) 20,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.8% (male 60,327/female 57,933)
15-64 years: 59.6% (male 96,886/female 94,605)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,404/female 5,960) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.2 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.056% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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26.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.87 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.23 years
male: 66.53 years
female: 70.02 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.21 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.3% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.828 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.1 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 1% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 10% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.3% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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4,800 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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4.9% (2006) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 25.5% (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:
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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) |
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) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.7% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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