| People | Ecuador |
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Population:
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15,007,343 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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55 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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Guayaquil 2.634 million; QUITO (capital) 1.801 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.1% (male 2,301,840/female 2,209,971)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 4,699,548/female 4,831,521)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 463,481/female 500,982) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 25.7 years
male: 25 years
female: 26.3 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.443% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.52 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: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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140 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.73 years
male: 72.79 years
female: 78.82 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.42 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.48 physicians/1,000 population (2000) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.5 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 88% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 12% of population
total: 6% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 84% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 16% of population
total: 8% 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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0.4% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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37,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,200 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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6.2% (2004) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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26.5% (2007) |
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) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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