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editorial
. 2008 May;3(4):21–32.

TABLE 1.

Physician supply, life expectancy, mortality under age five and GDP per capita, the Americas

Country Physicians per 1,000 population Life expectancy at birth Mortality under age 5 GDP per capita
Cuba 5.91 78 7 $3,438
St. Lucia 5.17 74 14 $5,880
Uruguay 3.65 75 14 $8,408
Argentina 3.01 75 18 $11,989
United States 2.54 78 8 $37,572
Canada 2.14 80 6 $30,192
Mexico 1.98 74 28 $9,387
Chile 1.09 77 9 $11,590

WHO 2006, Statistical Annex, Tables 1 and 4.

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