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People
486,618 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
172
0-14 years: 27.1% (male 66,603/female 64,035)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 159,525/female 160,871)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 13,004/female 17,229) (2010 est.)
total: 28.3 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 28.7 years (2010 est.)
1.108% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
16.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
5.53 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
urban population: 75% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.068 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 18.19 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 104
male: 21.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 73.98 years
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 71.24 years
female: 76.91 years (2010 est.)
1.97 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
2.4% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
6,800 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
fewer than 500 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, Mayaro virus, and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese
Hindustani (also known locally as “East Indians”; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, “Maroons” (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%
Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census)
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 13 years (2002)
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