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

Paraguay Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 5,222
urban population (%) 54.6
life expectancy 69.8
literacy rate (%) 91
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 7
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 44
population living in poverty (%) 21.8
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 85
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 36
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 47
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 123
physicians (per 10.000 population) 5.1
hospital beds (per 1,000) 13.7