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| What a wonderful and rewarding medical missions trip to Guatemala! |
Quick facts about Guatemala:
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- Life expectancy
- 48 years (Mayan), 62 years (others)
- 76% of children malnourished
- Infant mortality rate 47-120 per 1000
- Health services
- 80% are in Guatemala City
- In rural areas, 1 doctor for 25,000 people
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- Literacy
- 50% overall
- 23% in the indigenous population
- School
- Spanish is official language
- Indigenous people speak 22 different tribal languages
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