Access to care
A familiar doctor, pharmacy, and urgent care option can sit at different distances from the same neighborhood.
Specialists and long term care
Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.
- Hospital Beds per 1,000 People — National (2023)
- 1.3
- Physicians per 1,000 People — National (2020)
- 2.3
- Health Service Coverage Index — National (2023)
- 78
- RAS Listed Health Establishments in Canton (2021)
- 403
- RAS Listed Basic Hospitals in Canton (2021)
- 25
- RAS Listed General Clinics Without Specialty in Canton (2021)
- 1
- RAS Listed Health Centers Type A in Canton (2021)
- 87
- RAS Listed Hospitals of Specialties in Canton (2021)
- 8
- RAS Listed General Hospitals in Canton (2021)
- 15
- Out of Pocket Health Spending — National
- 30.9%
- Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People
- 2.511
- National Health Spending per Person
- $509 current US$ (2023)
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 77.6 years
- Life Expectancy
- About 77.6 years
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Hospital Beds per 1,000 People — National (2023)
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Physicians per 1,000 People — National (2020)
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Health Service Coverage Index — National (2023)
Checked 2026-07-18
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), Ecuador
Used for RAS-Listed Health Establishments in Canton (2021), RAS-Listed Basic Hospitals in Canton (2021), RAS-Listed General Clinics Without Specialty in Canton (2021), RAS-Listed Health Centers Type A in Canton (2021), RAS-Listed Hospitals of Specialties in Canton (2021), RAS-Listed General Hospitals in Canton (2021)
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for Out-of-Pocket Health Spending — National
Checked 2023
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People
Checked 2023
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for National Health Spending per Person
Checked 2023
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
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