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. 2021 Jul;7(1):18–26. doi: 10.4244/AIJ-D-18-00047

Table 5. Economic and healthcare disparities between developed and developing countries.

Indicator USA Brazil Colombia
Population, millions 323.1 207.7 48.6
Urban population, % 82.5 86 77.4
Per capita income, USD 57,220 15,646 14,164
Annual national health expenditure as a proportion of GDP, % 17.1 8.3 7.2
Total health expenditure per capita, USD 9,403 1,318 962
Poverty head count ratio at $3.1 a day PPP, % 7.6 13.2
Physician ratio (per 100,000 Pop.) 255 185 156
Cardiologist ratio (per 100,000 Pop.) 31.5 13.4 7.1
Hospital beds ratio (per 100,000 Pop.) 326 230 160
Total number of cardiac cath labs 2,000 799 245
Total PCI/year 400,000 150,000 45,000
Total number of ambulances (per 100,000 Pop.) 48.3 10.9 4.8
Ischaemic heart disease mortality rate (per 100,000 Pop.) 114.8 114.1 80.5
Estimated mortality rate for ischaemic heart disease
45-64 years 85.38 102.40 103.01
>65 years 749.55 518.77 1,008.30
GDP: gross domestic product; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; Pop: population; USA: United States of America; USD: United States dollars