Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
10.5 per 1,000 people
26.65 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 65th in 2005. 154% more than Canada
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49
75 %
30 %
DEFINITION:
Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 7th in 1995. 150% more than Samoa
Ranked 19th in 1995.
Dependency ratio per 100
45
80
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 153rd.
Ranked 44th. 78% more than Canada
Drinking water availability %
100%
99%
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 8th. 1% more than Samoa
Ranked 28th.
expenditure per capita > current US$
3,037.6 $
108.9 $
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. 27 times more than Samoa
Ranked 105th in 2004.
expenditure, private > % of GDP
3.0 %
1.2 %
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 57th in 2004. 141% more than Samoa
Ranked 157th in 2004.
expenditure, total > % of GDP
9.8 %
5.3 %
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 16th in 2004. 85% more than Samoa
Ranked 114th in 2004.
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
1.53 births per woman
3.98 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 61st in 2004.
Ranked 11th in 2004. 160% more than Canada
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
3.8 per 1,000 people
3.3 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 2000. 15% more than Samoa
Ranked 48th in 2000.
Infant mortality rate
4.82
28.72
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 73rd. 5 times more than Canada
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
80.18 years
70.74 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. 13% more than Samoa
Ranked 96th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
80
68
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Samoa
Ranked 100th.
Physicians > per 1,000 people
2.1 per 1,000 people
0.7 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 49th in 1999. 2 times more than Samoa
Ranked 71st in 1999.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
30.1%
24.1%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 117th. 25% more than Samoa
Ranked 150th.
Tobacco > Adult female smokers
23
12.7
DEFINITION:
Total adult females smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 37th. 81% more than Samoa
Ranked 69th.
Tobacco > Adult male smokers
27
33.9
DEFINITION:
Total adult males smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 95th.
Ranked 78th. 26% more than Canada
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption
1,976
1,509
DEFINITION:
Approximate average number of cigarettes smoked per adult per year
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 24th. 31% more than Samoa
Ranked 39th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers
25
23.3
DEFINITION:
Total adults smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization 2005
Ranked 73rd. 7% more than Samoa
Ranked 81st.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
9.6%
6.2%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 15th. 55% more than Samoa
Ranked 79th.
Total fertility rate
1.5
4.1
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 151st.
Ranked 50th. 173% more than Canada
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