Dependency ratio per 100
60
67
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 89th.
Ranked 74th. 12% more than Malaysia
expenditure per capita > current US$
180.1 $
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 87th in 2004.
Ranked 40th in 2004. 3 times more than Malaysia
expenditure, private > % of GDP
1.6 %
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 134th in 2004. 85% more than Palau
Ranked 172nd in 2004.
expenditure, public > % of GDP
2.2 %
8.9 %
DEFINITION:
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 134th in 2004.
Ranked 5th in 2004. 3 times more than Malaysia
expenditure, total > % of GDP
3.8 %
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 158th in 2004.
Ranked 20th in 2004. 155% more than Malaysia
Improved water source > % of population with access
99 %
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 48th in 2004. 16% more than Palau
Ranked 101st in 2004.
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
101.6 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 78th in 2005. 95% more than Palau
Ranked 109th in 2005.
Infant mortality rate
18.35
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 99th. 20% more than Palau
Ranked 106th.
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
72
68
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 70th. 6% more than Palau
Ranked 107th.
life expectancy > Date of information
2006 est.
2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure
92.8%
100%
DEFINITION:
Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 87th.
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Malaysia
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars
188
664
DEFINITION:
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 88th.
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars
349
730
DEFINITION:
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 80th.
Ranked 44th. 109% more than Malaysia
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
46.2%
9%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Palau
Ranked 180th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females
12 per 1,000 people
22 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
SOURCE:
The World Health Report 2001
Ranked 147th.
Ranked 111st. 83% more than Malaysia
Tobacco > Adult female smokers
3.5
7.9
DEFINITION:
Total adult females smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 97th.
Ranked 79th. 126% more than Malaysia
Tobacco > Adult male smokers
49.2
22.3
DEFINITION:
Total adult males smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 35th. 121% more than Palau
Ranked 107th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers
26.4
15.1
DEFINITION:
Total adults smoking
SOURCE:
World Health Organization 2005
Ranked 69th. 75% more than Palau
Ranked 104th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
3.8%
9.1%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 161st.
Ranked 27th. 139% more than Malaysia
Total fertility rate
2.9
2.4
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 81st. 21% more than Palau
Ranked 105th.
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