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Nationality:
noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective:
Saint Lucian
Ethnic groups:
black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census)
Languages:
English (official), French patois
Religions:
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
Population:
162,178 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 18,480/female 17,466)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
17.2% (male 14,065/female 13,855)
25-54 years:
42.6% (male 33,200/female 35,858)
55-64 years:
8.1% (male 6,096/female 7,048)
65 years and over:
9.9% (male 7,284/female 8,826) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
30.5 years
female:
32.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.378% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
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Birth rate:
14.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
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Death rate:
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
CASTRIES (capital) 15,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
35 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 118
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 130
male:
11.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.04 years
country comparison to the world: 70
male:
74.34 years
female:
79.88 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.8 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
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Health expenditures:
8.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 57
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Physicians density:
0.473 physicians/1,000 population (2002)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.4 beds/1,000 population (2009)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 89% of population
rural: 89% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
