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   Dominica People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

25.6% (male 9,481/female 9,048) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

64.2% (male 23,822/female 22,656) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

10.2% (male 3,165/female 4,214) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

29.1 years 

Median Age - male:

28.7 years  

Median Age - female:

29.6 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

0.184% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

15.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.048 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.051 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.751 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

75.1 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

72.17 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

78.18 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Dominican(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census) 

Religions:

Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census) 

Languages:

English (official), French patois