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Nationality:
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective:
Cuban
Ethnic groups:
white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% (2002 census)
Languages:
Spanish (official)
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
note:
prior to CASTRO assuming power
Population:
11,075,244 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17% (male 964,958/female 912,465)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14.1% (male 802,574/female 762,984)
25-54 years:
46.8% (male 2,603,946/female 2,574,568)
55-64 years:
10.2% (male 538,632/female 589,929)
65 years and over:
12% (male 597,177/female 728,011) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
38 years
female:
39.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.115% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
9.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
HAVANA (capital) 2.14 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
73 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 182
male:
5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.87 years
country comparison to the world: 60
male:
75.61 years
female:
80.27 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
11.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 13
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
6.399 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.9 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 91% of population
unimproved:
