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

Uruguay Statistics

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 3,329
urban population (%) 90.9
life expectancy 72.9
literacy rate (%) 97
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 6
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) ...
population living in poverty (%) 7
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 516
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 17.5
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 20.5
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 19
physicians (per 10.000 population) 37
hospital beds (per 1,000) 45