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Nationality:
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective:
Ni-Vanuatu
Ethnic groups:
Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)
Languages:
local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama - official) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
Religions:
Protestant 55.6% (Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%), Roman Catholic 13.1%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Population:
256,155 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.4% (male 50,221/female 48,128)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.6% (male 25,019/female 25,156)
25-54 years:
33.7% (male 42,401/female 44,035)
55-64 years:
4.8% (male 6,249/female 6,004)
65 years and over:
3.5% (male 4,627/female 4,315) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
25.3 years
female:
25.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.12% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
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Birth rate:
27 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
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Death rate:
4.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
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Urbanization:
urban population: 26% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
110 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 68
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 101
male:
19.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
16.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.06 years
country comparison to the world: 170
male:
63.38 years
female:
66.83 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.57 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 161
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Physicians density:
0.116 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.69 beds/1,000 population (2008)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 66% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 52% of population
unimproved:
