Table 2

Incarceration Rate and Estimated Number of Psychiatrists and Forensic Beds per 100,000 People in Latin American and Other countries

Region or countryIncarceration rate per 100,000 peopleForensic beds per 100,000 peoplePsychiatrists per 100,000 people
Central America and Mexico281 (7)0.5 (8)1.5 (8)
South American countries202 (7)1.6 (8)2.9 (8)
The United States707 (7)14.1 (34)14.1 (35)
Canada118 (7)6.1 (36)15.8 (35)
Spain144 (7)1.5 (37)10.5 (35)
England149 (7)1.8 (37)19.5 (35)
Germany78 (7)7.8 (37)20.9 (35)
The Netherlands75 (7)11.4 (37)20.5 (35)
Sweden60 (7)14.3 (37)22 (35)
  • The numbers in parentheses in the data columns are reference citations.