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Saint Kitts

Population, (2017): 55,345

Income per Capita, (2018): 15779.32 US

Percentage of GDP on healthcare, (2015): 5.62%

training

Year Family Medicine was Established: No family medicine in this country (Adams, 2018)

Length of Medical School: 4 years after a minimum of 3 years in an undergraduate degree (University of Medicine and Health Sciences, n.d.)

DALY: 47,529 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).

Life Expectancy:

  • Females 2017: 74.0 years

  • Males 2017: 69.0 years

Mortality rate 2017:

  • 2017 Males: 243 per 1,000 male adults.

  • 2017 Females: 148 per 1,000 female adults.

Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 98%

College of Family Physicians (Y or N):

  • NO

 
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Healthcare System

Though the government provides public healthcare facilities in this country, citizens still must pay for their visits prior to seeing a physician. There is no national insurance model and a private sector does not exist in this country.

References

  1. Adams, P., email message to Althaf Azward, October 30, 2018

  2. “Academics.” n.d. Accessed November 25, 2018. https://www.umhs-sk.org/index.php/academics.

  3. “Admissions Process.” n.d. Accessed November 25, 2018. https://www.umhs-sk.org/index.php/admissions-process-123.