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Peru Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 24,797
urban population (%) 72
life expectancy 68.5
literacy rate (%) 90
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 33
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 37
population living in poverty (%) 50
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 128
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 43
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 68
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 265
physicians (per 10.000 population) 11.4
hospital beds (per 1,000) 12.8
 

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