_#_Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 77 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Singaporean(s), adjective—Singapore
_#_Ethnic divisions: Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3%
_#_Religion: majority of Chinese are Buddhists or atheists; Malays are nearly all Muslim (minorities include Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Taoists, Confucianists)
_#_Language: Chinese, Malay, Tamil, and English (all official); Malay (national)
_#_Literacy: 88% (male 93%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)