Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49
55.9 %
17 %
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 16th in 2000. 2 times more than Palau
Ranked 47th in 2000.
Dependency ratio per 100
49
67
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 131st.
Ranked 74th. 37% more than Japan
expenditure per capita > current US$
2,831.1 $
655.8 $
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 19th in 2004. 3 times more than Palau
Ranked 40th in 2004.
expenditure, private > % of GDP
1.5 %
0.9 %
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 142nd in 2004. 74% more than Palau
Ranked 172nd in 2004.
expenditure, total > % of GDP
7.8 %
9.7 %
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 45th in 2004.
Ranked 20th in 2004. 24% more than Japan
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
15 per 1,000 people
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 1st in 1998. 2 times more than Palau
Ranked 38th in 1998.
Improved water source > % of population with access
100 %
85 %
DEFINITION:
Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 39th in 2004. 18% more than Palau
Ranked 101st in 2004.
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
28.16 per 100,000 people
52.13 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 133rd in 2005.
Ranked 109th in 2005. 85% more than Japan
Infant mortality rate
3.28
15.3
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 178th.
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
82
68
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Palau
Ranked 107th.
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
1,742
664
DEFINITION:
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 17th. 162% more than Palau
Ranked 35th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars
2,133
730
DEFINITION:
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 20th. 192% more than Palau
Ranked 44th.
Physicians > per 1,000 people
1.9 per 1,000 people
1.11 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 1998. 71% more than Palau
Ranked 61st in 1998.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
18.3%
9%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 163rd. 103% more than Palau
Ranked 180th.
Tobacco > Adult female smokers
13.4
7.9
DEFINITION:
Total adult females smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 67th. 70% more than Palau
Ranked 79th.
Tobacco > Adult male smokers
52.8
22.3
DEFINITION:
Total adult males smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 26th. 137% more than Palau
Ranked 107th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers
33.1
15.1
DEFINITION:
Total adults smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization 2005
Ranked 45th. 119% more than Palau
Ranked 104th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
7.9%
9.1%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 43rd.
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Japan
Total fertility rate
1.3
2.4
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 156th.
Ranked 105th. 85% more than Japan
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