Birth rate: 31.05 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.5 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.38 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 32.36 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.97 years male: 67.01 years female: 71.03 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.87 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 62% Protestant 30% (Anglican 12% Methodist 6% Mennonite 4% Seventh-Day Adventist 3% Pentecostal 2% Jehovah's Witnesses 1% other 2%) none 2% other 6% (1980)
Languages: English (official) Spanish Mayan Garifuna (Carib)
Literacy: definition: age 14 and over has ever attended school total population: 70.3% male: 70.3% female: 70.3% (1991 est.) note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%
