Access to sanitation
83%
100%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 65th.
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
9 per 1,000 people
10.5 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 176th in 2005.
Ranked 155th in 2005. 17% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dependency ratio per 100
39
45
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 165th.
Ranked 153rd. 15% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
expenditure per capita > current US$
197.6 $
3,037.6 $
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 80th in 2004.
Ranked 17th in 2004. 14 times more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
expenditure, private > % of GDP
4.2 %
3.0 %
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 18th in 2004. 42% more than Canada
Ranked 57th in 2004.
expenditure, total > % of GDP
8.3 %
9.8 %
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 33rd in 2004.
Ranked 16th in 2004. 18% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
1.19 births per woman
1.51 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 177th in 2005.
Ranked 147th in 2005. 27% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
3.22 per 1,000 people
3.7 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 44th in 2001.
Ranked 39th in 2001. 15% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Infant mortality rate
21.88
4.82
DEFINITION:
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Canada
Ranked 162nd.
Intestinal diseases death rate
6.81%
0.3%
DEFINITION:
Death rate from intestinal infectious diseasesWHO code B01 for all age groups by sex. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data for the country in that particular year. The death rates were standardized utilizing the age structure for the population of Canada . See page 22 of the2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
SOURCE:
World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual . Geneva: WHO, 2000
Ranked 85th. 22 times more than Canada
Ranked 130th.
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
74.41 years
80.18 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 56th in 2005.
Ranked 11th in 2005. 8% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
73
80
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 55th.
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physicians > per 1,000 people
1.34 per 1,000 people
2.1 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 43rd in 2003.
Ranked 37th in 2003. 57% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49
0.1 %
0.3 %
DEFINITION:
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 124th in 2005.
Ranked 84th in 2005. 2 times more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
50.2%
30.1%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 70th. 67% more than Canada
Ranked 117th.
Respiratory disease child death rate
60.45 (est)
0.62
DEFINITION:
Child death rate from respiratory diseasesPopulation Aged 0-14WHO codes B31 and B320, and B321, by sex and by age. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data broken down by age group to produce rates. See page 22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
SOURCE:
World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual . Geneva: WHO, 2000
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
9.2%
9.6%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 24th.
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total fertility rate
1.3
1.5
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 163rd.
Ranked 151st. 15% more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000
35
3
DEFINITION:
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
SOURCE:
UNHDR
Ranked 94th. 11 times more than Canada
Ranked 159th.
Water availability
9,429 cubic meters
94,353 cubic meters
DEFINITION:
Water resources: total renewable per capita (m3/capita year)
Ranked 64th.
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Bosnia and Herzegovina
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