Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
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Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
Make a tax-deductible donation and help support PAWHA's Vision of Whole Health in the Americas. |
Basic Information About Chile For a very complete look at general statistics look to the World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ci.html Health Information (1) The following information is by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. As it is a temporary on-line searchable source it is not possible to bookmark or hyperlink to the site. Below is some of the information from the country study. The four leading causes of death in Chile are circulatory diseases (27 percent), cancer (18 percent), accidents (13 percent), and respiratory illnesses (11 percent). Medical visits average about 3.5 per person per year, or about 2 to 2.5 for the general population and 1 to 1.5 for maternity and child check- ups. The SNSS handles 89.1 percent of all these visits (16.3 percent of them through Fonasa). Fully 98.4 percent of all births occur with professional assistance in hospitals or maternity clinics. In rural areas, where women might need to travel longer distances to give birth, they can spend the last ten to fifteen days of pregnancy in special hostels Health Information (2) For detailed health data please go the the PAHO website : http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflchi.htm
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