Birth rate: 18.28 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.55 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 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: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 10.39 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.16 years male: 72.01 years female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.3 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean
Ethnic groups: white and white-Amerindian 95% Amerindian 3% other 2%
Religions: Roman Catholic 89% Protestant 11% Jewish
Languages: Spanish
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.2% male: 95.4% female: 95% (1995 est.)
