Birth rate: 32.65 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 9.83 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 58.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.65 years male: 56.78 years female: 58.56 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.36 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean
Ethnic groups: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Religions: Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%,
Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%,
Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant
sects 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%