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France

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2008 18
% of population aged 65+ years 2008 17
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2008 9
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 3
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 81
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 686
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2008 4
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2008 81
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2008 85
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2008 78
Live births per 1000 population 2008 13
Mid-year population 2010 62787000
Physicians per 100000 2010 338
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2008 522
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2008 126
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2008 44
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2008 168
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 12
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 4