world pharmaceutical markets september 2002 key facts population 2001 59 2 million gdp 2000 us 1 294 billion per capita 21 975 health expenditure 123 090 as of 9 5 hospital beds 000 pop 1999 8 3 doctors 23 382 wpm espicom business intelligence lincoln house city fields park way chichester west sussex po20 2fs united kingdom tel 44 0 1243 533322 fax 533418 http www com this page left intentionally blank western europe france i introduction background geographic political economic by region march census status 4 demographic indicators 1990 causes death deaths sex and principal cause 1998 6 7 morbidity cardiovascular diseases cancer respiratory disorders musucloskeletal neurological mental disorder renal disease 10 hiv aids hepatitis c hearing impairment 11 chronic