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El Salvador

El Salvador
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Señor Representante de la OPS/OMS en El Salvador
73 Avenida Sur N° 135
Apartado 1072, Sucursal Centro
San Salvador
Country office web site

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


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- International travel and health

PARTNERS

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OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- HIV/AIDS treatment
- Tuberculosis
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

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

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health financing
- Health workforce

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child mortality
- Basic immunization statistics

Statistics:

Total population: 6,762,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 5,610

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 67/75

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 57/62

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): 256/127

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 364

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 7.0

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


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