Health
insurance coverage
95%. Number
of inhabitants per doctor
275 (the highest in the whole continent including the
United States and Canada).
Drinking water
In Montevideo (capital city) 99% of the people have
direct access to drinking water. In the rest of the
country more than 95% of the people have direct access
to drinking water. The quality of the drinking water
in Uruguay prevented the spread of cholera, and because
of that, doesn´t exist.
Electrical net rate
97%, including rural areas.
Telephone network digitalization
100%. Uruguay is the first country in Latin America
and sixth in the world to have its whole network digitalized.
There are 285 telephones available per 1000 residents.
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