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

El Salvador Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 6,059
urban population (%) 46
life expectancy 69.6
literacy rate (%) 79
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 26
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 65
population living in poverty (%) 47.5
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 158
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 40
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 52
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 60
physicians (per 10.000 population) 10.4
hospital beds (per 1,000) 14.9