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

Chile Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 14,824
urban population (%) 84.3
life expectancy 75.4
literacy rate (%) 95
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 47
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 92.9
population living in poverty (%) 20.5
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 331
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 11.1
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 14.8
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 25
physicians (per 10.000 population) 10.6
hospital beds (per 1,000) 30.9