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Bolivia Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 7,957
urban population (%) 63.1
life expectancy 61.7
literacy rate (%) 83
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 24
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 39
population living in poverty (%) 70
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 48
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 59
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 81
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 390
physicians (per 10.000 population) 12.9
hospital beds (per 1,000) 14