| People | Guatemala |
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Population:
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13,824,463 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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130 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 49% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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GUATEMALA CITY (capital) 1.075 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.1% (male 2,678,340/female 2,582,472)
15-64 years: 58% (male 3,889,573/female 4,130,698)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 252,108/female 291,272) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 20.7 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.986% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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26.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.12 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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110 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.88 years
male: 69.03 years
female: 72.83 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.27 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5.7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.9 physicians/1,000 population (1999) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 90% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 10% of population
total: 6% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 89% of population
rural: 73% of population
total: 81% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11% of population
rural: 27% of population
total: 19% 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 disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.8% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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62,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,600 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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17.7% (2002) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan |
Ethnic groups:
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Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
Languages:
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Spanish (official) 60%, Amerindian languages 40%
note: there are 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: 63.3% (2002 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2007) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.2% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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