| People | Argentina |
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Population:
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40.482 million (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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1 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.8% (male 5,341,642/female 5,095,325)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 12,807,458/female 12,884,745)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,784,652/female 2,568,176) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 29.7 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 30.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.068% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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18.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.36 years
male: 73.11 years
female: 79.77 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.8% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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