| Population | 11,394,043 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 18.8% (male 1,100,672/female 1,042,327)
15-64 years: 70.5% (male 4,019,648/female 4,016,429)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 554,043/female 660,924) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 36.3 years
male: 35.7 years
female: 37 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.273% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 11.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.056 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.001 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.838 male(s)/female
total population: 0.992 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.08 years
male: 74.85 years
female: 79.43 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.6 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 3,300 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban |
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| Ethnic groups | mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1% |
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| Religions | nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2002 census) |
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