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Peru
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Representante de la OPS/OMS en el Perú
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Los Cedros 269, San Isidro
Casilla 2117
Lima
100
Country office web site

postmaster@paho.org
http://www.paho.org/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Tuberculosis
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Access to water, sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health financing
- Health workforce

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality
- Child undernutrition

Statistics:

Total population: 27,589,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 6,490

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 71/75

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 60/62

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 25

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 153/118

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 300

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 4.3

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


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