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. 2015 Aug 18;10(8):e0135649. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135649

Table 3. Socioeconomic and health indicators of Brazil and regions [21, 22].

Socioeconomic and health Indicators Overall Geographic area
North/ Midwest Northeast Southeast South
Total Population a 193.98 30.77 53.91 81.57 27.73
Population under 19 years a 64.02 11.63 19.54 24.41 8.44
Population density (people per km2) 22 6 34 87 49
Child Mortality Rate b 15.3 17.7 18.0 13.0 11.0
Gross Domestic Product (US$) c 11,596 9,712 4,987 14,119 11,185
Health investment (US$) c 403 341 311 448 388
Human Development Index (2010) d 0.730 0,705 0.660 0.754 0.756
Life expectancy at birth (years) 74.5 72.8 71.9 76.2 76.5
Illiteracy rate (2010) e 9.4 9.4 18.5 5.3 5.0

aMillions of inhabitants

bNumber of infant deaths (under 1 year) per 1,000 live births

c Per capita in 2012

dAverage Human Development Index of Federation States in 2010

ePercentage of the population illiterate in 2010 (15 years of age or more).