Population:
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15,823,957 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.8% (male 2,090,165; female 1,996,972)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 5,235,061; female 5,261,820)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 515,698; female 724,241) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 29.8 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.7 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.01% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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15.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.71 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.81 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.38 years
male: 73.09 years
female: 79.82 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.06 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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26,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,400 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean
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Ethnic groups:
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white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish negligible
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Languages:
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Spanish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
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