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

Panama Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 2,767
urban population (%) 56.7
life expectancy 74
literacy rate (%) 91
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 73
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 81
population living in poverty (%) 30
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 253
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 16.1
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 21.1
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 84
physicians (per 10.000 population) 12.1
hospital beds (per 1,000) 18.3