| People | Panama |
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Population:
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3,292,693 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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44 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.8% (male 500,579/female 480,635)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 1,061,446/female 1,033,675)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 100,780/female 115,578) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 26.6 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 26.9 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.528% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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21.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.52 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.17 years
male: 72.71 years
female: 77.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.65 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.9% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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16,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census) |
People - note:
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