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People
6,375,830 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
103
0-14 years: 36.7% (male 1,304,115/female 1,260,560)
15-64 years: 58.1% (male 2,043,509/female 2,023,317)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 168,554/female 195,600) (2010 est.)
total: 24.9 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.1 years (2010 est.)
1.31% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
17.73 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
4.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
urban population: 60% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 23.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 88
male: 27.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 75.99 years
country comparison to the world: 72
male: 73.39 years
female: 78.71 years (2010 est.)
2.16 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
0.6% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
21,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009)
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%
Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)
Spanish (official), Guarani (official)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2007)
4% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 106
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