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| People | Paraguay |
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Population:
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6,036,900 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.4% (male 1,179,084; female 1,141,420)
15-64 years: 56.8% (male 1,721,867; female 1,707,918) 65 years and over: 4.7% (male 132,145; female 154,466) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years female: 21.2 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.54% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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30.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 27.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 32.63 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.4 years
male: 71.89 years female: 77.03 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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4.02 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.11% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,000 (1999 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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220 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan |
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant |
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94% male: 94.9% female: 93% (2003 est.) |
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