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Languages

Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo 48.7%
Creole 24.9%
Maya 10.6%
Garifuna 6.1%
Other 9.7%
(2000 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 36.8% (male 60,327/female 57,933)

15-64 years - : 59.6% (male 96,886/female 94,605)

65 years and over - : 3.5% (male 5,404/female 5,960) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 21 years

Male: 20.8 years

Female: 21.2 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.91 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 24.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 19.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.23 years

Male: 66.53 years

Female: 70.02 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 1% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 1% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 28

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 82

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

Water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.9% (2006)country comparison to the world: 86

Education Expenditures

5.7% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 36

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 76.9%

Male: 76.7%

Female: 77.1% (2000 census)

Year

Population

  • 321,115

Nationality

  • Belizean(s) noun


  • Belizean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    49.60%
  • Protestant Pentecostal
    25.57%
  • Anglican
    5.30%
  • SeventhDay Adventist
    -5.20%
  • Mennonite
    4.10%
  • Methodist
    3.50%
  • Jehovahs Witnesses
    1.50%
  • Other
    14.00%
  • None
    9.42%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.056% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 45

Birth Rate

  • 26.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 53

Death Rate

  • 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 169

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 75

Health Expenditure

  • 3.3% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 174

Physicians Density

  • 0.828 physicians/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 110

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 144

Total fertility rate

  • 3.21 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 52