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

Jamaica Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 2,539
urban population (%) 55.1
life expectancy 74.7
literacy rate (%) 85
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 69
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 92
population living in poverty (%) 34
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 76
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 24.5
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 19.6
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 100
physicians (per 10.000 population) 13.6
hospital beds (per 1,000) 21