Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
5 births
26.88 births
DEFINITION:
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 178th in 2003.
Ranked 125th in 2003. 4 times more than Macau
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
7.29 per 1,000 people
11.9 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 183rd in 2005.
Ranked 141st in 2005. 63% more than Macau
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
0.88 births per woman
1.8 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 180th in 2005.
Ranked 134th in 2005. 105% more than Macau
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
5.3 per 1,000 people
9.6 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 38th in 1970.
Ranked 17th in 1970. 81% more than Macau
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
80.83 per 100,000 people
14.24 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 87th in 2005. 5 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 159th in 2005.
Infant mortality rate > female
3.02 deaths/1,000 live births
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female . This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 209th in 2011.
Ranked 189th in 2011. 37% more than Macau
Infant mortality rate > male
3.34 deaths/1,000 live births
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female . This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 211st in 2011.
Ranked 186th in 2011. 52% more than Macau
Infant mortality rate > total
3.18 deaths/1,000 live births
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female . This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 212nd in 2011.
Ranked 185th in 2011. 45% more than Macau
Life expectancy at birth > female
87.52 years
82.25 years
DEFINITION:
The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 2nd in 2011. 6% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 40th in 2011.
Life expectancy at birth, female > years
82.38 years
81.1 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 13th in 2005. 2% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 34th in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth, male > years
78.29 years
76.9 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 6th in 2005. 2% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 21st in 2005.
Life expectancy at birth > total population
84.41 years
80.05 years
DEFINITION:
The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 2nd in 2011. 5% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 28th in 2011.
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
80.28 years
78.95 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 9th in 2005. 2% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 25th 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
1.56 per 1,000 people
1.5 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 43rd in 1987. 4% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 44th in 1987.
SARS fatalities
0
0
DEFINITION:
Number of deaths
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 25th.
Ranked 30th.
SARS fatality ratio %
0%
0%
DEFINITION:
Case fatality ratio (%)
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 25th.
Ranked 30th.
SARS female cases %
0%
50%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of the female population relative to the total infected population
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 26th.
Ranked 14th.
SARS median age range
28
59
DEFINITION:
Median age range for SARS infected persons
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 25th.
Ranked 3rd. 111% more than Macau
SARS total cases
1
4
DEFINITION:
Total cases of SARS in given countries
SOURCE:
WHO , SARS Summary
Ranked 27th.
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Macau
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