My World Factbook
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People
5,995,928 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
107
0-14 years: 33.8% (male 1,013,866/female 976,430)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 1,847,756/female 1,857,264)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 85,782/female 110,101) (2010 est.)
total: 22.5 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 22.9 years (2010 est.)
1.74% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
22.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
4.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
urban population: 57% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.8% 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 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 24.16 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 87
male: 27.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 71.78 years
country comparison to the world: 128
male: 69.61 years
female: 74.05 years (2010 est.)
2.51 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
7,700 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
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: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2003)
3.1% of GDP (2003)
country comparison to the world: 146
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