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Population: |
187,410 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 47.6% (male 45,145/female 44,007)
15-64 years: 48.6% (male 43,996/female 47,011)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 3,333/female 3,918) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 16.12 years
male: 15.53 years
female: 16.71 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
3.16% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
40.8 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-2.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 43.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 41.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 66.99 years
male: 65.43 years
female: 68.59 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
5.71 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
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Nationality: |
noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean
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Ethnic groups: |
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
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Religions: |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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Languages: |
Portuguese (official)
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)
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