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COUNTRY PROFILE - Bermuda

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Demographic and Health Indicators Bermuda North America World
Total Population (in thousands of people)
  1950: 37 171615 2519495
  2002: 64 319925 6211082
  2025 (projected): 73 383678 7936741
Population Density (people per square
  km), 2000: 1260 16 45
Average Annual Population Growth Rate, 1980-2000
  Total: 0.9 % 1 % 1.6 %
  In rural areas: 0 % 0.3 % 0.9 %
  In urban areas: 0.9 % 1.2 % 2.4 %
Percentage of Population:
  Under age 15, 2002 X 21 % 29 %
  Over age 65, 2002 X 12 % 7 %
  Living in Urban Areas, 2000 100 % 77 % 47 %
Average Total Fertility Rate {a}
  1975-1980 X 2 4
  2000-2005 X 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate {b}, 2000-2005 X 7 55
Under-Five Mortality Rate {b}, 2000 X X 83
Life Expectancy at birth (years), 2000-05
  Female X 81 68
  Male X 75 64
Births Attended by Trained Personnel,
  1994-2000 {c} X X 57 %
Adults and Children Infected with HIV/AIDS,
  2001 (number) X 950000 40000000
Percent of Adults Ages 15-49 infected
  with HIV or AIDS, 2001: X 0.6 % 1.2 %
Number of Children Orphaned by AIDS
  since the beginning of epidemic, 2001 X 320000 14000000
         
Safe Water and Sanitation {c}
Access to Improved Sanitation, 2000
  Urban: X 100 % 85 %
  Rural: X 100 % 40 %
         
Safe Water and Sanitation {c}
Access to an Improved Water Source, 2000
  Urban: X 100 % 95 %
  Rural: X 100 % 71 %
         
School Enrollment and Literacy {c}
Net Primary School Enrollment, both sexes
  1980: X X X
  1997-1999 {c}: X X X
Net Secondary School Enrollment, 1997-1999 {c}
  Female: X X X
  Male: X X X
Gross Tertiary School Enrollment, 1996-99 {c} X X X
Adult Literacy Rate, 2002
  Female: X X 75 %
  Male: X X 86 %
Youth Literacy Rate (ages 15-24), both sexes:
  1980: X X 80 %
  2002: X X 87 %
         
         
Other Resources:
Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization
 
 
         
         
Footnotes:
a.Total fertility rate is an estimate of the number of children an average woman would have if current age-specific fertility rates remain constant during her reproductive years.
b.Deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant mortality rate refers to children under one year of age.
c.Data are for the most recent year within the range specified.
         
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