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Nationality:
noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
note: referred to locally as "Saints"

Ethnic groups:
African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%

Languages:
English

Religions:
Protestant (Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist), Roman Catholic

Population:
7,728 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 226
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.8% (male 697/female 671)
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15-64 years: 70% (male 2,731/female 2,656)
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65 years and over: 12.3% (male 468/female 477) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
total: 38.8 years
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male: 38.8 years
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female: 38.7 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.349% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
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Birth rate:
10.48 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
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Death rate:
6.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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Urbanization:
urban population: 40% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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Major cities - population:
JAMESTOWN (capital) 1,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 110
male: 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 12.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.91 years
country comparison to the world: 46
male: 75.98 years
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female: 81.98 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
1.57 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 98% (1987 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA