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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Jamaican(s)
Adjective Jamaican Ethnic groups
Black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census) Languages
English, English patois
Religions
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census) Population World Ranking: 139
2,889,187 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
30.1% (male 438,888/female 424,383) 15-64 years 62.3% (male 882,548/female 904,242) 65 years and over 7.6% (male 97,717/female 120,602) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 24.4 years
Male 23.9 years Female 24.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 139
0.714% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 101
18.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 147
6.59 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 193
-5.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 52% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
KINGSTON (capital) 580,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.81 male(s)/female Total population 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 67
110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 122
Total 14.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 14.87 deaths/1,000 live births Female 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 118
Total population 73.43 years
Male 71.78 years Female 75.15 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 111
2.12 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 49
8.3% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.85 physicians/1,000 population (2003) Hospital bed density
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 33
1.7% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 68
32,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 65
1,200 (2009 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 110
2.2% (2007)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 34
5.8% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over has ever attended school Total population 87.9%Male 84.1% Female 91.6% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 14 years
Male 13 years Female 15 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 20
Total 27.1%
Male 22.5% Female 33.1% (2009)
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