Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health
Yes
Yes
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Abortion law
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
5.33 births
69.68 births
DEFINITION:
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 174th in 2005.
Ranked 54th in 2005. 12 times more than Hong Kong
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
8.2 per 1,000 people
23.8 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 182nd in 2005.
Ranked 73rd in 2005. 190% more than Hong Kong
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49
72 %
35 %
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 4th in 1985. 106% more than India
Ranked 9th in 1985.
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
0.97 births per woman
2.84 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 179th in 2005.
Ranked 74th in 2005. 193% more than Hong Kong
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
4.89 per 1,000 people
0.77 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 1985. 5 times more than India
Ranked 71st in 1985.
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months
85 %
59 %
DEFINITION:
Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 117th in 2003. 44% more than India
Ranked 170th in 2003.
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
74.96 per 100,000 people
167.82 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 92nd in 2005.
Ranked 62nd in 2005. 124% more than Hong Kong
Infant mortality rate
2.97
57.92
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 179th.
Ranked 44th. 19 times more than Hong Kong
Life expectancy at birth, female > years
84.5 years
64.32 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 2nd in 2005. 31% more than India
Ranked 130th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, male > years
78.8 years
62.72 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 2nd in 2005. 26% more than India
Ranked 122nd in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
81.58 years
63.5 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 2nd in 2005. 28% more than India
Ranked 128th in 2005.
life expectancy > Date of information
2006 est.
2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Physicians > per 1,000 people
1.2 per 1,000 people
0.41 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 58th in 1993. 193% more than India
Ranked 81st in 1993.
SARS fatalities
299
0
DEFINITION:
Number of deaths
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 2nd.
Ranked 18th.
SARS female cases %
56%
0%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of the female population relative to the total infected population
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 11th.
Ranked 21st.
SARS median age range
40
25
DEFINITION:
Median age range for SARS infected persons
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 16th. 60% more than India
Ranked 26th.
SARS total cases
1,755
3
DEFINITION:
Total cases of SARS in given countries
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 2nd. 584 times more than India
Ranked 18th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %
52.71 %
61.31 %
DEFINITION:
DOTS detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the directly observed treatment, short course case detection and treatment strategy.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 112nd in 2005.
Ranked 92nd in 2005. 16% more than Hong Kong
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases
80.16 %
86.14 %
DEFINITION:
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 87th in 2004.
Ranked 47th in 2004. 7% more than Hong Kong
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