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Table 2 Host country demographics and key health metrics

From: Guidelines for short-term medical missions: perspectives from host countries

 

Honduras

Malawi

Philippines

Population (in millions)

9.113a

18.092b

103.320c

Life expectancy (in years)

73 (males)d

78 (females)a

61 (males)b

67 (females)b

66 (males)c

73 (females)c

GDP ($)

4270a

750b

7820c

% of GDP spent on health

8.7a

11.4b

4.7c

Maternal mortality (per 100,000)

65d

349e

121f

Mortality in children less than 1 year of age (deaths per 1000 live births)

24g

66h

19.9i

Mortality in children under-5 years of age (deaths per 1000 live births)

18a

50b

28c

  1. ahttps://www.who.int/countries/hnd/en/
  2. bhttps://www.who.int/countries/mwi/en/
  3. chttps://www.who.int/countries/phl/en/
  4. dhttps://www.who.int/gho/maternal_health/countries/hnd.pdf?ua=1
  5. ehttps://www.who.int/gho/maternal_health/countries/mwi.pdf?ua=1
  6. fhttps://www.who.int/gho/maternal_health/countries/phl.pdf?ua=1
  7. ghttps://www.paho.org/salud-en-las-americas-2017/?p=4280
  8. hhttps://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-05/Malawi-ccsbrief-en.pdf
  9. ihttp://www.healthdata.org/philippines