People Of Papua New Guinea

Population	5,420,280 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 38.3% (male 1,053,940; female 1,019,492) 15-64 years: 58% (male 1,622,124; female 1,519,104) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 96,638; female 108,982) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 21 years male: 21.1 years female: 20.8 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.3% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	30.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	7.5 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: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 53.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 57.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 64.56 years male: 62.41 years female: 66.81 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.04 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	16,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	600 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean
Ethnic groups	Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Religions	Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
Languages	Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated
Literacy	conventional long form: Independent State of Papua New Guinea conventional short form: Papua New Guinea abbreviation: PNG former: Territory of Papua and New Guinea

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

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