FACTS

 

Birth rate:

9.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

 

Death rate:

9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

 

Infant mortality rate:

total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

 

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 81.25 years
male: 77.96 years
female: 84.7 years (2006 est.)

 

Total fertility rate:

1.4 children born/woman (2006 est.)

 

Population below poverty line:

NA%

 

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%:  4.8%
highest 10%: 21.7% (2003)

 

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

-0.2% (2005 est.)

 

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

 

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

12,000 (2003 est.)

 

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

500 (2003 est.)

 

 

 

 

Information from the World Factbook

www.cia.gov/cia/public ations/factbook/