Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
41.8 per 1,000 people
12.7 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 1st in 1999. 2 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 42nd in 1999.
Dependency ratio per 100
67
48
DEFINITION:
Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 73rd. 40% more than Netherlands
Ranked 138th.
expenditure per capita > current US$
271.9 $
3,441.7 $
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 67th in 2004.
Ranked 12th in 2004. 12 times more than Marshall Islands
expenditure, private > % of GDP
0.5 %
3.5 %
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 183rd in 2004.
Ranked 36th in 2004. 7 times more than Marshall Islands
expenditure, total > % of GDP
15.2 %
9.2 %
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 2nd in 2004. 65% more than Netherlands
Ranked 24th in 2004.
Fertility rate, total > births per woman
5.71 births per woman
1.65 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 2nd in 1999. 2 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 34th in 1999.
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
2.1 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 54th in 1999.
Ranked 34th in 1999. 138% more than Marshall Islands
Improved water source > % of population with access
87 %
100 %
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 92nd in 2004.
Ranked 23rd in 2004. 15% more than Marshall Islands
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
224 per 100,000 people
6.98 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 46th in 2005. 31 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 181st in 2005.
Infant mortality rate
30.5
5.11
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 70th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 160th.
Life expectancy at birth, male > years
62.8 years
75.5 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 124th in 2000.
Ranked 19th in 2000. 20% more than Marshall Islands
Life expectancy at birth, total > years
65.24 years
77.99 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 128th in 2000.
Ranked 20th in 2000. 20% more than Marshall Islands
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population
61
79
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 134th.
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Marshall Islands
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
279
1,683
DEFINITION:
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 67th.
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars
415
2,564
DEFINITION:
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 74th.
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
Physicians > per 1,000 people
0.47 per 1,000 people
3.2 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 75th in 2000.
Ranked 22nd in 2000. 6 times more than Marshall Islands
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health
32.7%
34.4%
DEFINITION:
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 110th.
Ranked 106th. 5% more than Marshall Islands
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
10.6%
8.8%
DEFINITION:
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP , 2002
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Netherlands
Ranked 30th.
Total fertility rate
5.4
1.7
DEFINITION:
Total fertility rate , 2003
SOURCE:
World Health Organization
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 139th.
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