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People
314,522 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
176
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 59,462/female 57,117)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 91,298/female 89,170)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,185/female 5,667) (2010 est.)
total: 20.7 years
male: 20.5 years
female: 20.9 years (2010 est.)
2.102% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
26.84 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
5.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 90
urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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 (2010 est.)
total: 22.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 92
male: 25.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 68.23 years
country comparison to the world: 150
male: 66.54 years
female: 70 years (2010 est.)
3.28 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
2.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
3,600 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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)
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
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)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: 77.1% (2000 census)
total: 12 years
male: 13 years
female: 12 years (2004)
5.1% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 62
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