| Population: |
15,328,467 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
27.25% (male 2,135,755; female 2,041,552)
15-64 years:
65.39% (male 4,993,416; female 5,029,739)
65 years and over:
7.36% (male 467,477; female 660,528) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.13% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
16.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
9.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.94 years
male:
72.63 years
female:
79.42 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.16 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.19% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
15,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,000 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Chilean(s)
adjective:
Chilean
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| Ethnic groups: |
white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95.2%
male:
95.4%
female:
95% (1995 est.)
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