Fondation PH Suisse is a Swiss Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to Partnerships in Health, providing health education and training for the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Where we help - peru

 

Peru[1]

Switzerland

Population

29,180,899 

7,581,520

Age structure :          0-14 years

                              15-64 years

                    65 years and more

 

29.7%

15.8%

64.7%

68.2%

5.6%

16%

Birth rate (per 1000 population)

19.77

9.62

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

29.53

4.23

Under five-mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

27[2]

5

Life expectancy at birth

70.44[1]

80.74

Fertility rate (children born per woman)

2.42

1.44

GDP per capita

$7,600

$39,800

Population under poverty line

44.5%

N/A

Total health expenditure as % of GDP

4.1%[3]

11.5

[1] The CIA world factbook (May 2008)
[2] WHOSIS WHO Statistical Information System 2005
[3] WHOSIS WHO Statistical Information System 2004

Programmes

Empowering Women through Income Generation and Health Education - The Village Health Bank Programme in Lima, Peru - completed December 2007

Resources :
Factsheet (94Kb)
Pictures Gallery of pictures

 

 

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