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BelizePopulation: 230 160 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 42% (male 49 486; female 47 596) 15-64 years: 54% (male 63 259; female 61 567) 65 years and over: 4% (male 4 048; female 4 204) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.42% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 31.05 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.5 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.38 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 32.36 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.97 years male: 67.01 years female: 71.03 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.87 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean Ethnic groups: mestizo 44% Creole 30% Maya 11% Garifuna 7% other 8% Religions: Roman Catholic 62% Protestant 30% (Anglican 12% Methodist 6% Mennonite 4% Seventh-Day Adventist 3% Pentecostal 2% Jehovah's Witnesses 1% other 2%) none 2% other 6% (1980) Languages: English (official) Spanish Mayan Garifuna (Carib) Literacy: definition: age 14 and over has ever attended school total population: 70.3% male: 70.3% female: 70.3% (1991 est.) note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%
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