Birth rate: 16.76 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 7.11 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: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 30.82 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69 years male: 65.35 years female: 72.83 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.84 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai
Ethnic groups: Thai 75% Chinese 14% other 11%
Religions: Buddhism 95% Muslim 3.8% Christianity 0.5% Hinduism 0.1% other 0.6% (1991)
Languages: Thai English (secondary language of the elite) ethnic and regional dialects
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.8% male: 96% female: 91.6% (1995 est.)
