| People | El Salvador |
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Population:
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7,066,403 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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342 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.8% (male 1,291,147/female 1,237,453)
15-64 years: 59% (male 1,987,671/female 2,179,620)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 162,100/female 208,412) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.2 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 23.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.679% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3.4 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: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.06 years
male: 68.45 years
female: 75.84 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.04 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
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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29,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador |
Languages:
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Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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