Birth rate:
14.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.73 years
male: 75.11 years
female: 80.52 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.86 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
10% (1997 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 27.3% (1997)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.7% (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,800 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
Information from the World Factbook
www.cia.gov/cia/public ations/factbook/