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Bahamas Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 293
urban population (%) 87.7
life expectancy 73.9
literacy rate (%) 98
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 56
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 100
population living in poverty (%) ...
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 518
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 18.4
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 19.2
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 64.
physicians (per 10.000 population) 14.6
hospital beds (per 1,000) 39.1