American People, United States People
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Population: 293,027,571 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.8% (male 31,122,974; female 29,713,748) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 97,756,380; female 98,183,309) 65 years and over: 12.4% (male 15,078,204; female 21,172,956) (2004 est.)
Median age: Total: 36 years male: 34.7 years female: 37.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.92% (2004 est.)
Death rate: 8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 77.43 years male: 74.63 years female: 80.36 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.07 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 950,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 14,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality: Noun: American(s) adjective: American
Ethnic groups: White 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4% (2000) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
Religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)
Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1999 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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