Infant
Mortality Rate: total: 28.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and
European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan
8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)
Language:
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian
languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Literacy Rate: definition: age 15 and over can
read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: 63.3% (2002 census)
