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

Venezuela Statistcs

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The table below is a quick overview of health statistics.

(source: PAHO/WHO)  

population (1,000)

 23,242
urban population (%) 86.8
life expectancy 72.9
literacy rate (%) 93
rural pop. w/access to water services (%) 79
rural pop. w/access to excretal disposal (%) 60
population living in poverty (%) 42
national health expenditure per capita (US $) 229
infant mortality (per 1.000 live births) 22
mortality under 5 yrs of age (per 1.000 births) 25
maternal mortality (per 1.000 births) 56
physicians (per 10.000 population) 2.4
hospital beds (per 1,000) 2.3