| People | Dominican Republic |
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Population:
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9,956,648 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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207 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 69% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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SANTO DOMINGO (capital) 2.138 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.5% (male 1,493,251/female 1,441,735)
15-64 years: 64% (male 3,251,419/female 3,120,540)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 300,245/female 349,458) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 26.1 years
male: 26 years
female: 26.3 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.331% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.67 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.31 years
male: 75.16 years
female: 79.55 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.44 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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6.1% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.88 physicians/1,000 population (2000) |
Hospital bed density:
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1 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 84% of population
total: 86% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 16% of population
total: 14% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 74% of population
total: 83% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 26% of population
total: 17% 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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0.9% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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57,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,300 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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3.4% (2007) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican |
Ethnic groups:
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mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 13 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.3% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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