| Population | 11 million |
| Urban-Rural | n/a |
| Official Language | Spanish |
| Sex Distribution | 49.9% female 50.1% male |
| Ethnic Composition | White 66% Afro-Caribbean 12% Mixed race 21% Other 1% |
| Age Breakdown | Under 15 years 22.0% Over 65 years 10.0% |
| Growth Rate | 0.44% |
| Birth Rate | 13.37 births/1,000 |
| Death Rate | 7.39 deaths/1,000 |
| Fertility Rate | 1.52 children/women |
| Male Life Expectancy | 72 |
| Female Life Expectancy | 77 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 9 deaths/1,000 live births |
References
ABCNEWS. (1996). CIA World Factbook.
http://www.abcnews.com/reference/countries/CU.html (December 2, 1998).
WHO Collaborating Centre, Lund University, Sweden. (1996). WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme. http://www.whocollab.odont.lu.se/amro/cuba/data/cubagen.html (November 9, 1998)
This page was written by Lauren Clark, contributing
group members Jenn Hamm, Julia Hitchings, and Sandi Yarow. The purpose
of this website is to portray the lives
of children living in Cuba. It was designed by Lauren Clark, Jenn Hamm,
Julia Hitchings, and Sandi Yarow, as part of a collaberative web
project in a freshman writing seminar: Children and
Society, taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, by
Professor April
Brayfield.
December 18, 1998