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

Brazil Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 165,158
urban population (%) 80.1
life expectancy 67.2
literacy rate (%) 85
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 28
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 43
population living in poverty (%) 27.2
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 280
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 39.8
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 44.2
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 114
physicians (per 10.000 population) 12.6
hospital beds (per 1,000) 34.9