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Population:
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104,959,594 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 31.6% (male 16,913,290; female 16,228,552)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 31,975,391; female 34,090,440)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 2,618,713; female 3,133,208) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.6 years
male: 23.7 years
female: 25.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.18% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-4.87 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: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 23.63 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.94 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.83 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.49 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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160,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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5,000 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
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Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
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Languages:
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Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)
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