| People | Belize |
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Population:
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307,899 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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14 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 37.9% (male 59,462/female 57,117)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 91,298/female 89,170)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,185/female 5,667) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.4 years
male: 20.3 years
female: 20.6 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.154% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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27.33 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA (2009 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.2 years
male: 66.44 years
female: 70.05 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.36 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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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2.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,600 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
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 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:
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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: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.3% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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