Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
51.05 per 1,000 people
15.5 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 7th in 1987. 2 times more than United States
Ranked 163rd in 1987.
Dependency ratio per 100
86
51
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 32nd. 69% more than United States
Ranked 126th.
Drinking water availability %
13%
100%
DEFINITION:
Coverage estimates shown are derived from information collected from two main sources: assessment questionnaires and household surveys. Assessment questionnaires were sent to all WHO country representatives, to be completed in liaison with local UNICEF st
SOURCE:
World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database
Ranked 148th.
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Afghanistan
expenditure per capita > current US$
13.5 $
6,096.2 $
DEFINITION:
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 171st in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 451 times more than Afghanistan
expenditure, private > % of GDP
3.7 %
8.5 %
DEFINITION:
Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 32nd in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 133% more than Afghanistan
expenditure, total > % of GDP
4.4 %
15.4 %
DEFINITION:
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 142nd in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
7.9 births per woman
1.87 births per woman
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 4th in 1987. 3 times more than United States
Ranked 166th in 1987.
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
0.4 per 1,000 people
3.5 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 62nd in 2001.
Ranked 42nd in 2001. 8 times more than Afghanistan
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
168.26 per 100,000 people
4.53 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 61st in 2005. 36 times more than United States
Ranked 194th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, male > years
44.57 years
71.4 years
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 180th in 1987.
Ranked 29th in 1987. 60% more than Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
44.67 years
74.77 years
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 184th in 1987.
Ranked 22nd in 1987. 67% more than Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
42
77
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 179th.
Ranked 31st. 83% more than Afghanistan
life expectancy > Date of information
2006 est.
2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars
13
2,368
DEFINITION:
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 178th.
Ranked 5th. 181 times more than Afghanistan
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars
34
5,274
DEFINITION:
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 176th.
Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Afghanistan
Physicians > per 1,000 people
0.19 per 1,000 people
2.2 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 73rd in 2001.
Ranked 42nd in 2001. 11 times more than Afghanistan
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49
0.1 %
0.6 %
DEFINITION:
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 119th in 2005.
Ranked 69th in 2005. 5 times more than Afghanistan
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
60.8%
55.1%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 36th. 10% more than United States
Ranked 52nd.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
8.0%
14.6%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 42nd.
Ranked 1st. 83% more than Afghanistan
Total fertility rate
6.8
2.1
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
Ranked 120th.
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