Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and health care characteristics of study cities
Citya | Demographic indicators | Socioeconomic and health care indicatorsc | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total populationb | Ages 0-14 (% of total)b | Ages 15-64 (% of total)b | Ages 65 + (% of total)b | Infant mortality rates (per 1000 live births)c | Life expectancy at birth (years)c | Hospital beds density x 1000 inhabitants | GDP per capita (US$) | Health expenditure (% of GDP) | Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) | |
Rome | 2,546,804 | 12.8 | 68.1 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 80.1 | 4.6 | 19,722 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
Barcelona | 1,505,325 | 11.5 | 66.5 | 22.0 | 4.1 | 79.7 | 3.6 | 14,952 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
Bari | 316,532 | 14.1 | 68.7 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 80.1 | 4.6 | 19,722 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
Istanbul | 8,803,468 | 25.8 | 69.4 | 4.8 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.6 | 3,037 | 5.2 | 8.4 |
Valencia | 738,441 | 12.8 | 69.7 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 81.2 | 3.6 | 14,952 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
Lisbon | 564,657 | 11.6 | 64.8 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 79.7 | 3.9 | 11,691 | 8.8 | 4.0 |
Palermo | 686,722 | 17.5 | 67.8 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 80.1 | 4.6 | 19,722 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
Athens | 3,894,573 | 14.3 | 70.9 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 78.5 | 4.8 | 11,858 | 8.8 | 10.2 |
Tunis | 983,861 | 21.3 | 71.9 | 6.8 | 21.0 | 72.8 | 1.7 | 2,281 | 5.8 | 15.1 |
Tel-Aviv | 348,245 | 17.9 | 63.7 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 79.5 | 4.2 | 19,093 | 7.8 | 9.3 |