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Population:
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300,529
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life
expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and
growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex
than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29% (male
43,964; female 43,250)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 95,508; female 98,859)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 7,948; female 11,000) (2002 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.86% (2002 est.)
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Birth rate:
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18.69 births/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.49 deaths/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.02
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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17.08 deaths/1,000 live
births (2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
69.87 years
female: 73.49 years (2002 est.)
male: 66.32 years |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.28 children born/woman
(2002 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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4.13% (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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6,900 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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500 (1999 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian |
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Ethnic groups:
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black 85%, white 12%, Asian
and Hispanic 3% |
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Religions:
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Baptist 32%, Anglican 30%,
Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%,
none or unknown 3%, other 2% |
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Languages:
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English, Creole (among
Haitian immigrants) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98% (1995 est.) |
