TABLE 1.
SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH CARE DATA FROM SOME HISPANIC-AMERICAN COUNTRIES
| Per Capita GDP* | Life Expectancy† (yr) | Prevalence of Tobacco Use‡ (%) | Health Spending§ | Age-adjusted COPD Deaths‖ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $15,200 | 76.32 | 39.8 | $383 | 11.4 |
| Chile | $12,600 | 76.96 | 40 | $359 | 17.3 |
| Colombia | $8,600 | 72.27 | 18.9 | $168 | 43.1 |
| Costa Rica | $12,500 | 77.21 | 19.4 | $290 | 26.1 |
| Guatemala | $5,000 | 69.69 | 26.8 | $127 | 107.8 |
| Mexico | $10,700 | 75.63 | 32 | $424 | 26.8 |
| Nicaragua | $3,100 | 70.92 | 51 (men) | $67 | 21.5 |
| 16 (women) | |||||
| Peru | $6,600 | 70.14 | 33.8 | $104 | 8.8 |
| Puerto Rico | $19,300 | 78.54 | 13.1 | 28.7 |
Definition of abbreviations: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GDP = gross domestic product.
Per capita GDP is total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment, and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports in U.S. dollars. Source: CIA World Factbook (68).
Life expectancy is the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Source: CIA World Factbook (68).
Prevalence of current smokers, with the definition of current varying from country to country (15).
Health spending is health care expenditures per capita in current U.S. dollars. Source: World Bank (69).
Age-adjusted COPD deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization (70) and Puerto Rico Department of Health, personal communication, 12/12/2007.