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Nationality:
noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective:
Sao Tomean
Ethnic groups:
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
Languages:
Portuguese (official)
Religions:
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
Population:
183,176 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 41,326/female 39,926)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.5% (male 18,094/female 17,615)
25-54 years:
29.8% (male 26,640/female 27,904)
55-64 years:
3.3% (male 2,724/female 3,289)
65 years and over:
3.1% (male 2,588/female 3,070) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
17.2 years
female:
18.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.996% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
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Birth rate:
37.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
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Urbanization:
urban population: 62% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SAO TOME (capital) 60,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
70 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 87
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 51.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 42
male:
53.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
49.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.49 years
country comparison to the world: 175
male:
62.27 years
female:
64.74 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.94 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 77
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Physicians density:
0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 30% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 26% of population
unimproved: