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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Panamanian(s)
Adjective Panamanian Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% Languages
Spanish (official), English 14% Note Many Panamanians are bilingualReligions
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% Population World Ranking: 132
3,510,045 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
28.6% (male 504,726/female 484,291) 15-64 years 64.2% (male 1,123,777/female 1,098,661) 65 years and over 7.2% (male 115,425/female 133,582) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 27.8 years
Male 27.4 years Female 28.2 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 86
1.41% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 95
19.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 197
4.69 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 135
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 75% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
PANAMA CITY (capital) 1.346 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female Total population 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 79
92 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 137
Total 11.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births Female 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 56
Total population 77.96 years
Male 75.18 years Female 80.86 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 85
2.43 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 48
8.3% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
1.5 physicians/1,000 population (2000) Hospital bed density
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 52
0.9% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 78
20,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 60
1,500 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk Intermediate
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial diarrhea Vectorborne disease Dengue fever and malaria (2009) Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 94
3.9% (2008)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 110
3.8% of GDP (2008)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 91.9%Male 92.5% Female 91.2% (2000 census) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 13 years
Male 13 years Female 14 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 75
Total 14.9%
Male 11.7% Female 21.1% (2008)
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