24-29 Health
Items 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
           
Medical Personnel in Health Care (person)
    Doctors 1105 1235 1323 1373 1415
    Odontologists 81 80 80 78 71
    Nurses 1134 1212 1335 1415 1491
    Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technical Assistants 315 365 430 449 450
    Health Service Assistants 655 681 784 857 995
Number of Doctors per 1000 population 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4
Health Care Establishments and Beds
    Hospitals (unit) 2 3 3 3 3
    Hospital Beds (unit) 984 980 1014 1030 1109
Number of Beds per 1000 population 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0
           
Notes: Excluding dentists.
            Including hospital beds for general hospitalization, intensive care and newborns.