Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.6 years male: 64.89 years female: 72.49 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.89 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai
Ethnic divisions: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions: Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism
0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
Languages: Thai, English the secondary language of the elite,
ethnic and regional dialects