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

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 8,232
urban population (%) 63.9
life expectancy 71
literacy rate (%) 82
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 46
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 68
population living in poverty (%) 18.3
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 77
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 45
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 56
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 110
physicians (per 10.000 population) 21.5
hospital beds (per 1,000) 10