NationMaster - Puerto Rican Health statistics

Abortion law > Caribbean > Mental Health	Yes
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	73 births	...	[73rd of 184]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	104		[104th of 149]
Infant mortality rate	133		[133rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	162 deaths/1,000 live births		[162nd of 219]
Infant mortality rate > Male	166 deaths/1,000 live births		[166th of 219]
Infant mortality rate > Total	163 deaths/1,000 live births		[163rd of 219]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	21 years		[21st of 220]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	53 years		[53rd of 220]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	40 years		[40th of 220]
Suicide rate > Females	59 per 100,000 people		[59th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2 per 100,000 people		[2nd of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	35 per 100,000 people		[35th of 80]
Suicide rate > Young females	42 per 100,000 people		[42nd of 43]
Suicide rate > Young males	33 per 100,000 people		[33rd of 43]
Transplants > Heart	27 heart transplants		[27th of 30]
Transplants > Kidney	35 kidney transplants		[35th of 47]
Transplants > Total	36 transplants		[36th of 49]
Water availability	125 cubic meters		[125th of 169]

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SOURCES: ; Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.; An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. ; The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country; This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. ; The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; The average number of years to be lived by amen in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; 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. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; Suicide rates per 100,000 people; Suicide death rates (per 100,000 of population) among 15 to 24 year-olds, various countries, latest available data, 1991 to 1993; The number of heart transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).; The number of kidney transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).; The total of our statistics for kidney, liver, pancreas, kidney-pancreas, heart, lung, heart-lung and intestine transplants. Note that, in some cases, the figures for each individual organ type were taken in different years (either 2000, 2001, or 2002). Thus these totals are suggestive but not conclusive.; Water resources: total renewable per capita (m3/capita year)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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