Infant mortality rate: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births (U.S: 6.5
deaths/1,000 live births; (Nicaragua: 29.11 deaths/1,000 live births)
HIV/AIDS—adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (U.S: 0.6%; Honduras:
1.8%)
GDP—per capita: $9,600 (U.S.: $40,100; Panama:
$6,900)
Population below poverty line: 18% (U.S.: 12%; El Salvador:
36%)
Suicide Rate: 5.9 per 100,000 (U.S.: 10.8 per 100,000; Mexico:
3.2 per 100,000)
Sources: CIA, The World Fact Book; WHO