The norms call for at least 1 community officer per 4,000 inhabitants.

After the Portuguese left the country, there was only one doctor per 100,000 inhabitants.

The prison population in Ireland per 100,000 inhabitants is 95.

The average figure for poor countries is 0.05 psychiatrists per 100 000 inhabitants.

The number of telephone lines per 100 inhabitants has declined to 3, from 5.6 in 1990.

The number of fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants was 7.56 in 1990.

In the four years 2000-2004 the city had a high of 90 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

In this department are 23 health centers, which have 8.8 beds per 10,000 inhabitants.

As of 2002, the overall mortality rate was estimated at 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants.

In 2009, there were 74.1 telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants.