Access to sanitation
100%
44%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Ranked 6th. 127% more than Malawi
Ranked 106th.
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
10.5 per 1,000 people
42.84 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 155th in 2005.
Ranked 16th in 2005. 3 times more than Canada
Contraception
75%
31%
DEFINITION:
% contraceptive prevalence 1995 - 2000. Data refer to married women aged 15-49, but the actual age range covered may vary across countries.
SOURCE:
UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York
Ranked 11th. 142% more than Malawi
Ranked 60th.
Dependency ratio per 100
45
100
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 153rd.
Ranked 10th. 122% more than Canada
Drug access
95%
0%
DEFINITION:
Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO ) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
SOURCE:
WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva
Ranked 16th.
Ranked 155th.
expenditure per capita > current US$
3,037.6 $
19.3 $
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 17th in 2004. 156 times more than Malawi
Ranked 159th in 2004.
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
1.51 births per woman
5.84 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 147th in 2005.
Ranked 16th in 2005. 3 times more than Canada
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
4.2 per 1,000 people
1.34 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 43rd in 1998. 2 times more than Malawi
Ranked 60th in 1998.
Infant mortality rate
4.82
104.23
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 162nd.
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Canada
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
80.18 years
40.52 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 11th in 2005. 98% more than Malawi
Ranked 178th in 2005.
Physicians > per 1,000 people
2.1 per 1,000 people
0.01 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 37th in 2003. 209 times more than Malawi
Ranked 53rd in 2003.
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49
0.3 %
14.09 %
DEFINITION:
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 84th in 2005.
Ranked 9th in 2005. 46 times more than Canada
Probability of reaching 65 > Male
82.3%
28.2%
DEFINITION:
Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
SOURCE:
UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
Ranked 9th. 192% more than Malawi
Ranked 151st.
Spending > Per person
1,939
11
DEFINITION:
Spending per capita (PPP) in $US 1998.
SOURCE:
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Ranked 14th. 175 times more than Malawi
Ranked 120th.
Spending > Public
6.6% (1999)
2.8%
DEFINITION:
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC.
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption
1,976
123
DEFINITION:
Approximate average number of cigarettes smoked per adult per year
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Malawi
Ranked 102nd.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers
25
14.5
DEFINITION:
Total adults smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization 2005
Ranked 73rd. 72% more than Malawi
Ranked 109th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
9.6%
9.8%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 15th.
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Canada
Total fertility rate
1.5
6.1
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 151st.
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada
Water availability
94,353 cubic meters
1,528 cubic meters
DEFINITION:
Water resources: total renewable per capita (m3/capita year)
Ranked 10th. 61 times more than Malawi
Ranked 135th.
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