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

Guatemala Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 11,562
urban population (%) 39.8
life expectancy 67.4
literacy rate (%) 64
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 48
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 50
population living in poverty (%) 75.2
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 56
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 37.7
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 54.6
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 190
physicians (per 10.000 population) 9.3
hospital beds (per 1,000) 11