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People
9,823,821 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
86
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 1,543,141/female 1,488,016)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 3,087,351/female 2,960,319)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 264,476/female 306,751) (2010 est.)
total: 25.8 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 26 years (2010 est.)
1.357% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
19.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
4.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
-2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 23.1 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 90
male: 25.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 77.15 years
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 75.01 years
female: 79.38 years (2010 est.)
2.47 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
1.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
62,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
4,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
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: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Spanish (official)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 13 years (2004)
2.2% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 165
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