Population72,514 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 24.7% (male 9,175/female 8,762) Median agetotal: 29.4 years Population growth rate0.196% (2008 est.) Birth rate15.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate-5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.33 years Total fertility rate2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Dominican(s) Ethnic groupsblack 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census) ReligionsRoman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census) LanguagesEnglish (official), French patois Literacydefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended school |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |