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

Mexico Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 95,831
urban population (%) 74
life expectancy 72.6
literacy rate (%) 90
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 57
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 30
population living in poverty (%) 38.5
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 160
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 23.4
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 28
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 48
physicians (per 10.000 population) 17.5
hospital beds (per 1,000) 1.2