Population11,087,330 (July 2011 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 17.3% (male 984,607/female 931,167) Median agetotal: 38.4 years Population growth rate-0.104% (2011 est.) Birth rate9.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate7.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Net migration rate-3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 75% of total population (2010) Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 77.7 years Total fertility rate1.44 children born/woman (2011 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS7,100 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 100 (2009 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate Nationalitynoun: Cuban(s) Ethnic groupswhite 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% (2002 census) Religionsnominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria LanguagesSpanish (official) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write People - noteillicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and over-land via the southwest border School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years Education expenditures13.6% of GDP (2008) Maternal mortality rate53 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) Children under the age of 5 years underweight3.9% (2000) Health expenditures11.8% of GDP (2009) Physicians density6.399 physicians/1,000 population (2007) Hospital bed density5.9 beds/1,000 population (2009) Obesity - adult prevalence rate11.8% (2002) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |