Percent Distribution of Selected Socioeconomic Indicators by Subregion of the Americas, 1980 and 1997
Subregion
Literate
Population
Population
with Access to Drinking Water Services
Population
with Access to Sewerage Services
National
Health Expenditure as Percent of GDP*
1980
1997
1980
1997
1980
1997
1984
1995
The
Americas
88.2
91.6
75.5
80.1
64.6
76.2
6.8
9.5
North
America
99.5
99.0
96.7
90.9
94.3
86.4
10.5
13.9
Latin
America & The Caribbean
80.1
87.2
60.3
73.5
43.2
70.0
4.2
6.8
Latin
America
79.9
87.1
60.4
73.3
43.3
69.7
4.2
6.9
Mexico
83.0
89.6
62.0
85.1
55.0
73.3
3.8
4.8
Central America
62.3
75.0
50.0
67.0
40.4
70.2
9.5
6.7
Latin Caribbean
75.0
79.5
57.9
70.1
48.8
70.2
1.3
6.3
Brazil
76.1
84.4
62.0
69.0
22.0
67.0
3.5
7.6
Andean Area
82.5
90.5
58.7
74.6
45.9
66.8
4.0
6.6
Southern Cone
92.8
95.7
62.7
69.4
78.1
75.8
6.0
8.9
Non-Latin
Caribbean
92.5
91.2
51.3
86.4
35.4
93.8
3.1
5.4
Source of basic data: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1996 Revision, 1998. Analyses and computations by the Special Program on Health Analysis, PAHO.
