People Of Belize

Population	272,945 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 40.6% (male 56,530; female 54,322) 15-64 years: 55.8% (male 77,118; female 75,309) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,674; female 4,992) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 19.1 years male: 19 years female: 19.3 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.39% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 26.37 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 29.75 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 67.43 years male: 65.11 years female: 69.86 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.77 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	2.4% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	3,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean
Ethnic groups	mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%
Religions	Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000)
Languages	English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Literacy	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Belize former: British Honduras

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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