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People
13,550,440 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
68
0-14 years: 39.4% (male 2,664,058/female 2,573,006)
15-64 years: 56.8% (male 3,655,184/female 3,884,331)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 231,652/female 268,286) (2010 est.)
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.1 years
female: 20.4 years (2010 est.)
2.019% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
27.4 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
5.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
urban population: 49% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.4% 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 26.91 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 80
male: 29.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 70.59 years
country comparison to the world: 142
male: 68.76 years
female: 72.51 years (2010 est.)
3.36 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
0.8% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
59,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
3,900 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K’iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q’eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Spanish (official) 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: 63.3% (2002 census)
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2007)
3.2% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 143
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