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Noun Mexican(s)
Adjective Mexican Ethnic groups
Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% Languages
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% Note Indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005) Religions
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 5.2% (Pentecostal 1.4%, other 3.8%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census) Population World Ranking: 11
114,975,406 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
28.2% (male 16,395,974/female 15,714,182) 15-64 years 65.2% (male 35,842,495/female 38,309,528) 65 years and over 6.6% (male 3,348,495/female 4,113,552) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 27.4 years
Male 26.3 years Female 28.5 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 109
1.086% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 102
18.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 188
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 176
-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 78% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Note Mexico City is the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere, after Sao Paulo (Brazil), but before New York-Newark (US) Major cities - population
MEXICO CITY (capital) 19.319 million; Guadalajara 4.338 million; Monterrey 3.838 million; Puebla 2.278 million; Tijuana 1.629 million (2009) Sex ratio
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 0.81 male(s)/female Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 108
50 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 104
Total 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 18.58 deaths/1,000 live births Female 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 72
Total population 76.66 years
Male 73.84 years Female 79.63 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 99
2.27 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 3
13.8% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
2.893 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hospital bed density
1.6 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 79
0.3% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 25
220,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk Intermediate
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Vectorborne disease Dengue feverWater contact disease Leptospirosis (2009) Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 13
23.6% (2000)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 100
3.4% (2006)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 69
4.8% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 86.1%Male 86.9% Female 85.3% (2005 Census) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 14 years
Male 14 years Female 14 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 102
Total 10%
Male 9.7% Female 10.6% (2009)
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