My World Factbook
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People
14,790,608 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
65
0-14 years: 31.1% (male 2,312,610/female 2,220,378)
15-64 years: 62.7% (male 4,506,908/female 4,636,703)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 432,144/female 464,358) (2010 est.)
total: 25.3 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.9 years (2010 est.)
1.466% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
20.32 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% 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: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 20.26 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 100
male: 23.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 75.52 years
country comparison to the world: 81
male: 72.58 years
female: 78.6 years (2010 est.)
2.46 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
0.3% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
26,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
1,400 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
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: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.7% (2001 census)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2008)
1% of GDP (2001)
country comparison to the world: 182
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