Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.01 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 51.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.1 years male: 57.55 years female: 62.78 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.19 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese
Ethnic divisions: East Indian 51%, black and mixed 43%, Amerindian
4%, European and Chinese 2%
Religions: Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1%
Languages: English, Amerindian dialects
Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1995 est.)
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: 97.5%
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