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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2009 17
% of population aged 65+ years 2009 16
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2009 9
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 329
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2009 5
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2009 81
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2009 83
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2009 78
Live births per 1000 population 2009 13
Mid-year population 2010 62036000
Physicians per 100000 2009 267
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2009 563
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2009 169
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2009 28
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2009 173
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 9
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2009 11