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

Nicaragua Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 4,464
urban population (%) 63.7
life expectancy 68.4
literacy rate (%) 66
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 12
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 54
population living in poverty (%) 63
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 35
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 47
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 64
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 124
physicians (per 10.000 population) 7.4
hospital beds (per 1,000) 11.3