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

Suriname Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 442
urban population (%) 51
life expectancy 71.6
literacy rate (%) 93
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 70
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 36
population living in poverty (%) ...
national health expenditure per capita (US $) ...
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 25.1
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 8.7
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 112
physicians (per 10.000 population) 2.52
hospital beds (per 1,000) ...