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

Canada Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 30,194
urban population (%) 76.9
life expectancy 79
literacy rate (%) 99
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 100
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 99
population living in poverty (%) 10.2
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 1,899
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 5.6
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 6.9
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 5
physicians (per 10.000 population) 21.1
hospital beds (per 1,000) 47.8