Clinical Study

Socioeconomic Assessment and Impact of Social Security on Outcome in Patients Admitted with Suspected Coronary Chest Pain in the City of Salta, Argentina

Table 1

General demographic indicators in Argentinean and Salta populations [3].

ā€‰Argentinean republicSalta province/city

Population ( )40,518,9511,267,311/536,113
Men (%)49.049.4/48.1
Density population (h/m2)14.48.20/311.33
Life expectancy at birth for both sexes (years)75.2471.88
Life expectancy at birth for women (years)79.1075.24
Life expectancy at birth for men (years)71.6068.73
Literacy rate in population > 10 years (%)98.195.6
Doctors per 10,000 inhabitants29.816.8
Unemployment rate (%)7.39.3
Population not covered by social work or health plan (%)36.160.2
Cardiologists ( )500098/75