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Population: |
295,734,134 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 20.6% (male 31,095,725/female 29,703,997)
15-64 years: 67% (male 98,914,382/female 99,324,126)
65 years and over: 12.4% (male 15,298,676/female 21,397,228) (2005 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 36.27 years
male: 34.94 years
female: 37.6 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
0.92% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
14.14 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
8.25 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 77.71 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.67 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
2.08 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
950,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
14,000 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality: |
noun: American(s)
adjective: American |
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Ethnic groups: |
white 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2% (2003 est.)
note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.) |
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Religions: |
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.) |
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Languages: |
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1999 est.)
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