Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
8.41 per 1,000 people
19.24 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 180th in 2005.
Ranked 99th in 2005. 129% more than Japan
Dependency ratio per 100
49
59
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 131st.
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Japan
expenditure per capita > current US$
2,831.1 $
210.2 $
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. 12 times more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 77th in 2004.
expenditure, private > % of GDP
1.5 %
2.2 %
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 142nd in 2004.
Ranked 100th in 2004. 51% more than Japan
expenditure, total > % of GDP
7.8 %
6.1 %
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. 28% more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 91st in 2004.
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
1.29 births per woman
2.12 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 78th in 2004.
Ranked 31st in 2004. 64% more than Japan
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
14.3 per 1,000 people
4.5 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 2003. 2 times more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 30th in 2003.
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
28.16 per 100,000 people
28.8 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 131st in 2005. 2% more than Japan
Infant mortality rate
3.28
15.24
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 107th. 4 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth, male > years
78.69 years
69.55 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 4th in 2005. 13% more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 79th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
82.08 years
72.33 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 1st in 2005. 13% more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 77th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
82
70
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 87th.
life expectancy > Date of information
2006 est.
2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars
2,133
340
DEFINITION:
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 83rd.
Physicians > per 1,000 people
1.7 per 1,000 people
0.46 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 1990. 3 times more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 96th in 1990.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
18.3%
34.5%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 163rd.
Ranked 105th. 89% more than Japan
Suicide rate > Females
13.7
DEFINITION:
Suicides per 100,000 females per year in OECD member countries.
SOURCE:
Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's List of OECD countries by suicide rate
Ranked 1st.
Ranked th in 1970.
Suicide rate > Males
35.8
DEFINITION:
Suicides per 100,000 males per year in OECD member countries.
SOURCE:
Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's List of OECD countries by suicide rate
Ranked 2nd.
Ranked th in 1970.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
7.9%
5.9%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 43rd. 34% more than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ranked 94th.
Total fertility rate
1.3
2.2
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 156th.
Ranked 116th. 69% more than Japan
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