Indicators of Resources and Health Services Coverage by Subregion of the Americas, 1980 and 1997

Subregion	Physicians		Nurses		Dentists		Hospitals Beds (per 1,000 population)		Immunization Coverage in Infants (Percent)
	(Per 10,000 population)								DTP*		OPV*		BCG*		Measles
	1980	1997	1980	1997	1980	1997	1980	1995	1980	1997	1980	1997	1980	1997	1980	1997
The Americas	13.1	19.6	23.1	41.2	2.6	5.3	4.2	3.6	45	87	71	87	54	97	48	90
North America	18.9	27.4	49.8	96.5	5.5	6.0	6.2	5.3	67	94	61	84	0	0	68	90
Latin America & The Caribbean	9.1	14.8	4.2	7.6	3.3	4.9	2.8	2.5	38	83	74	88	54	97	41	90
Latin America	9.2	14.9	4.0	7.4	3.4	5.0	2.8	2.5	38	83	74	88	54	97	41	90
Mexico	10.2	15.6	5.8	10.8	3.6	1.0	0.8	1.2	44	93	91	94	48	99	35	84
Central America	4.1	8.8	3.6	4.4	1.1	2.6	1.9	1.2	41	89	41	90	43	95	33	87
Latin Caribbean	9.2	24.7	9.6	30.7	1.9	3.6	3.6	3.0	33	75	47	74	47	79	25	74
Brazil	7.2	12.7	1.9	4.1	4.6	8.5	3.7	3.5	40	79	99	89	56	99	56	99
Andean Area	7.1	13.0	3.2	4.4	2.8	3.8	2.0	1.5	24	80	33	84	56	97	25	85
Southern Cone	18.8	21.5	5.1	6.3	2.7	5.8	4.6	3.9	50	86	80	91	65	96	55	92
Non-Latin Caribbean	4.7	10.8	17.3	21.8	0.8	1.3	3.0	3.1	28	89	36	89	42	97	31	88
	Source of basic data: Data tapes from various United Nations bureaus. Analyses and computations by the Special Program on Health Analysis, PAHO.

*DTP=Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. OPV=Oral poliomyelitis vaccine. BCG=Tuberculosis.