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

Belize Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 230
urban population (%) 46.5
life expectancy 74.8
literacy rate (%) 75
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 69
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 22
population living in poverty (%) 33
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 106
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 26
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 31.1
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 139
physicians (per 10.000 population) 5.31
hospital beds (per 1,000) 23.98