| People | Guatemala |
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Population:
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13,002,206 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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120 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 40.1% (male 2,653,915/female 2,565,841)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 3,539,874/female 3,762,471)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 222,303/female 257,802) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 19.2 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 19.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.11% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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28.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.19 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 28.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.99 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 71.86 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.59 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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78,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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5,800 (2003 est.) |
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 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (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: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.6% (2006) |
People - note:
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