Saint Helena People:
Population:
7,460 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.8% (male:715; female:691)
15-64 years: 71.3% (male:2,745; female:2,575)
65 years and over: 9.8% (male:330; female:404) (2005)
Median age:
total: 35.4 years
male: 35.61 years
female: 35.21 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.59% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12.33 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.43 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 19 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 22.74 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 15.08 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.76 years (2005 est.)
male: 74.86 years
female: 80.81 years
Total fertility rate:
1.54 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
Ethnic groups:
African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%
Religions:
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
Languages:
English
Literacy:
definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987)
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