Infant mortality rate: 61.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 45.68 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility rate: 2.38 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 19.94% (2000 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 5.2 million (2000 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 300,000 (2000 est.)
Nationality: noun: South African(s) adjective: South African
Ethnic groups: black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%
Religions: Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
Languages: 11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele,
Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 86% female: 85% (2000 est.)