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

Guyana Statistcs

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 856
urban population (%) 37.1
life expectancy 64.4
literacy rate (%) 98
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 49
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 89
population living in poverty (%) ...
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 44
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 32
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 39
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 172
physicians (per 10.000 population) 1.8
hospital beds (per 1,000) 30.9