| People | Ecuador |
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Population:
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13,927,650 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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51 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.1% (male 2,274,986/female 2,189,437)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 4,355,909/female 4,381,141)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 340,861/female 385,316) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.2 years
male: 23.7 years
female: 24.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.935% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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21.54 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.81 years
male: 73.94 years
female: 79.84 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.59 children born/woman (2008 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, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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21,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,700 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census) |
People - note:
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