Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral

Argentina Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 36,123
urban population (%) 88.9
life expectancy 73.3
literacy rate (%) 96
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 24
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 42
population living in poverty (%) 25
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 795
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 20.9
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 24.3
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 44
physicians (per 10.000 population) 24.9
hospital beds (per 1,000) 44.8