Population:
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38,836 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.6% (male 5,675; female 5,422)
15-64 years: 63% (male 12,242; female 12,236)
65 years and over: 8.4% (male 1,349; female 1,912) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 27.3 years
male: 26.5 years
female: 28.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.25% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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18.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-7.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 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: 14.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 16.72 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.86 years
male: 69.03 years
female: 74.86 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.35 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
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Ethnic groups:
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predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
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Religions:
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Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Languages:
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English
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
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