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

Dominica Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 71
urban population (%) 70.3
life expectancy 77.3
literacy rate (%) 82
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 91
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 80
population living in poverty (%) 28
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 198
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 21
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 25
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 40
physicians (per 10.000 population) 4.93
hospital beds (per 1,000) 35.9