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Argentina

Argentina
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Señor Representante de la OPS/OMS en Argentina (interino)
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Marcelo T. de Alvear 684 - 4° Piso
Buenos Aires
1058
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postmaster@paho.org
http://www.paho.org/

Data from the Global Health Observatory

Country health profile [pdf 510kb]

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HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

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NUTRITION

- Child malnutrition
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RISK FACTORS

- Road safety

Statistics:

Total population: 39,134,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 11,670

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 72/78

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 62/68

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 17

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 162/86

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 1,665

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 10.1

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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