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Health Stats: compare key data on Namibia & United Kingdom

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STAT Namibia United Kingdom HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 22.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 89% more than United Kingdom
11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.9
Ranked 48th.
29.3
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Namibia

Births and maternity > Future births 46.84
Ranked 124th.
782.05
Ranked 36th. 17 times more than Namibia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83%
Ranked 159th.
1.91%
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Namibia

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 91
Ranked 166th.
147
Ranked 51st. 62% more than Namibia
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.66 births per woman
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd.

Infant mortality rate > Total 45.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th.

Life expectancy > Men 62 years
Ranked 47th.
78 years
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Namibia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 52.19 years
Ranked 203th.
80.05 years
Ranked 27th. 53% more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 66.15
Ranked 148th.
82.7
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 60.54
Ranked 154th.
78.9
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 63.28
Ranked 149th.
80.75
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Namibia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Namibia

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 28%
Ranked 151st.
81.5%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Namibia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 108.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 127 times more than United Kingdom
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 28.3
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
4.1
Ranked 163th.

Life expectancy > Women 63 years
Ranked 53th.
82 years
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Namibia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 13.1%
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than United Kingdom
0.2%
Ranked 95th.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.3
Ranked 50th.
3.9
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Namibia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 22
Ranked 139th.
26.19
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Namibia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 180,000
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
85,000
Ranked 44th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 51.02 births
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24.79 births
Ranked 125th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 31.3%
Ranked 150th.
88.3%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Namibia
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 189.8$
Ranked 83th.
2,899.7$
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Namibia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $282.88
Ranked 100th.
$3,608.65
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Namibia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 74.3
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
25.1
Ranked 39th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 655
Ranked 4th. 44 times more than United Kingdom
15
Ranked 155th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 29.2
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
12.8
Ranked 26th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 200 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 50th. 17 times more than United Kingdom
12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 143th.

Maternal mortality 230 per 100,000
Ranked 39th. 33 times more than United Kingdom
7 per 100,000
Ranked 121st.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.3
Ranked 40th.
2.2
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Namibia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 25,904.3
Ranked 56th. 56% more than United Kingdom
16,627.9
Ranked 98th.

Death rates > Children under 5 47.5
Ranked 58th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
5.5
Ranked 152nd.

Death rates > Women 327.19
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
61.12
Ranked 148th.

Death rates > Men 345.7
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
99.85
Ranked 157th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 5,200
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
500
Ranked 68th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 6,700
Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than United Kingdom
460
Ranked 80th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 140
Ranked 114th. 27% more than United Kingdom
110
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 60,735
Ranked 71st.
790,204
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 46.93 years
Ranked 159th.
78.95 years
Ranked 25th. 68% more than Namibia

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 8.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 1007 times more than United Kingdom
0.008 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 55.1
Ranked 7th.
84
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Namibia

Life expectancy > Male 60.14
Ranked 138th.
77.88
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Namibia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.77
Ranked 74th.
9.47
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Namibia

Access to sanitation 68%
Ranked 84th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Namibia
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 58.53 billion
Ranked 71st.
1.04 trillion
Ranked 58th. 18 times more than Namibia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 83.97
Ranked 6th. 61 times more than United Kingdom
1.38
Ranked 87th.

Death rates > Infants 33.6
Ranked 61st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
4.6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 51.89 years
Ranked 206th.
82.25 years
Ranked 39th. 59% more than Namibia

Life expectancy > Female 61.93
Ranked 143th.
82.03
Ranked 30th. 32% more than Namibia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 71st.
223
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Namibia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 331
Ranked 84th.
2,160
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Namibia
Spending > Per person 142
Ranked 60th.
1,675
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Namibia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 2,344.86
Ranked 2nd. 294 times more than United Kingdom
7.97
Ranked 111th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 13.4%
Ranked 6th. 45 times more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 90th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 74%
Ranked 161st.
90%
Ranked 121st. 22% more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth > Male 52.48 years
Ranked 196th.
77.95 years
Ranked 24th. 49% more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 46.81 years
Ranked 160th.
81.1 years
Ranked 34th. 73% more than Namibia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 43.3
Ranked 159th.
70.6
Ranked 24th. 63% more than Namibia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 243
Ranked 138th. 39% more than United Kingdom
175
Ranked 165th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.06
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
0.63
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 22,643
Ranked 69th.
413,910
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Namibia

Health spending per capita 318.51
Ranked 80th.
3,867.42
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Namibia

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.99
Ranked 116th.
24.76
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Namibia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 47.04 years
Ranked 157th.
76.9 years
Ranked 21st. 63% more than Namibia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 221
Ranked 19th. 44 times more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 150th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 73
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
26
Ranked 182nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 3.13
Ranked 8th. 402 times more than United Kingdom
0.00778
Ranked 95th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 54.34
Ranked 138th.
85.38
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Namibia

Drug access 80%
Ranked 55th.
95%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Namibia
Infant mortality > Female babies 49.6 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 63th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 170th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 513
Ranked 142nd. 16% more than United Kingdom
441
Ranked 157th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 59.13
Ranked 143th.
90.59
Ranked 28th. 53% more than Namibia

Diseases > Cholera cases 14
Ranked 38th.
32
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Namibia
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $467.07
Ranked 83th.
$2,992.35
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Namibia

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 51
Ranked 157th.
79
Ranked 21st. 55% more than Namibia
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.01
Ranked 148th.
27.62
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Namibia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 29.96
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
12.78
Ranked 24th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 21.54%
Ranked 49th. 29 times more than United Kingdom
0.75%
Ranked 114th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 697.31 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than United Kingdom
14.24 per 100,000 people
Ranked 158th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 11.7%
Ranked 7th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 97% more than Namibia
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.528
Ranked 128th.
0.903
Ranked 23th. 71% more than Namibia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 342
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Dependency ratio per 100 88
Ranked 25th. 69% more than United Kingdom
52
Ranked 123th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 10
Smoking rate > Women 8
Ranked 68th.
24
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Namibia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 5,091
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1,639
Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 81.4%
Ranked 43th.
99%
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Namibia
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 13%
Ranked 67th.
26%
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as Namibia

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 15
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 131st.
Infant mortality rate > Female 42.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 38.6
Ranked 50th. 5% more than United Kingdom
36.7
Ranked 56th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 210000 67000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 118th.
Diseases > Measles cases 21
Ranked 74th.
1,022
Ranked 21st. 49 times more than Namibia
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 10.9
Ranked 63th.
34.7
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Namibia
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 180
Ranked 57th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
12
Ranked 132nd.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 43.8
Ranked 160th.
72.1
Ranked 25th. 65% more than Namibia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 342
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 2,446.77
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than United Kingdom
26.87
Ranked 150th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 11.7%
Ranked 7th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 97% more than Namibia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 42.9
Ranked 159th.
69.1
Ranked 22nd. 61% more than Namibia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 160
Ranked 111th.
4,700
Ranked 35th. 29 times more than Namibia
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 22.5
Ranked 5th. 225 times more than United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 100th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 15.14
Ranked 3rd. 1640 times more than United Kingdom
0.00923
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 27.12
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
12.29
Ranked 146th.

Spending > Public 3.3% (1999) 5.8% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 83.85%
Ranked 85th.
86.96%
Ranked 60th. 4% more than Namibia

Total fertility rate 4.5
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.6
Ranked 146th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer and Social security Employer (92% refunded by public funds)
Infant mortality > Male babies 60.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
5.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Children living with AIDS 30,000
Ranked 18th. 55 times more than United Kingdom
550
Ranked 62nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 53
Ranked 156th.
81
Ranked 26th. 53% more than Namibia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 342
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 56.51 (est) 1.78
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 130000 21000
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 7.21
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 107th.
1,163
Ranked 19th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 15
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
4
Ranked 84th.
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 6.73
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than United Kingdom
0.525
Ranked 37th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 87th.
42.12
Ranked 41st.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 119 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 20 times more than United Kingdom
6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 232
Ranked 75th.
1,801
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Namibia
Spending > Private 3.3%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.2%
Ranked 117th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.69%
Ranked 54th.
6.99%
Ranked 19th. 49% more than Namibia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 75.5%
Ranked 40th.
99%
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Namibia
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 82.13%
Ranked 65th. 14% more than United Kingdom
72.22%
Ranked 118th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 33%
Ranked 135th.
100%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Namibia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 10.64%
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 163th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 50.62%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
8.2%
Ranked 132nd.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 30.6%
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
15.23%
Ranked 114th.
Infant mortality rate > Male 48.86 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 77
Ranked 137th.
91
Ranked 91st. 18% more than Namibia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 7.21
Ranked 15th. 110 times more than United Kingdom
0.0656
Ranked 117th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 15.7%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 45th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 42.05%
Ranked 146th.
81.73%
Ranked 18th. 94% more than Namibia

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United Kingdom
94.48%
Ranked 9th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 74.8%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
18.6%
Ranked 29th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 96
Ranked 57th.
100
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Namibia
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 107th.
31
Ranked 53th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 107th.
0.508
Ranked 86th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 11.66
Ranked 9th. 86% more than United Kingdom
6.28
Ranked 30th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 67 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 0.0
Ranked 88th.
2,569
Ranked 18th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 40.51%
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
8%
Ranked 4th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 37.51%
Ranked 153th.
88.17%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Namibia
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58.4%
Ranked 26th. 91% more than United Kingdom
30.5%
Ranked 95th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 43.7%
Ranked 22nd.
84%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Namibia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 73%
Ranked 152nd.
82%
Ranked 134th. 12% more than Namibia

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 68%
Ranked 131st.
88%
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Namibia

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 6.54%
Ranked 161st.
15.87%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Namibia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.05%
Ranked 110th.
7.71%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Namibia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 75th.
100%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Namibia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 81%
Ranked 83th.
100%
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Namibia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 86%
Ranked 122nd.
91%
Ranked 100th. 6% more than Namibia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 83%
Ranked 133th.
93%
Ranked 93th. 12% more than Namibia

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 76%
Ranked 143th.
86%
Ranked 121st. 13% more than Namibia

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 5.77%
Ranked 180th.
62.68%
Ranked 142nd. 11 times more than Namibia

Health spending > % of GDP 7.63%
Ranked 53th.
8.42%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Namibia

Drinking water availability % 77%
Ranked 96th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Namibia
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 20.5%
Ranked 184th.
55.9%
Ranked 161st. 3 times more than Namibia
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 24%
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
2.1%
Ranked 4th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 67
Ranked 85th.
100
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Namibia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 17
Ranked 123th.
100
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Namibia
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 1st. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 22nd.
Births with health staff 76%
Ranked 63th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 30% more than Namibia
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 24%
Ranked 37th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 154th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 87%
Ranked 91st.
100%
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Namibia

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 77
Ranked 99th.
100
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Namibia
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.7%
Ranked 68th.
7.7%
Ranked 49th. 15% more than Namibia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 68
Ranked 152nd.
83
Ranked 113th. 22% more than Namibia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 78
Ranked 137th.
91
Ranked 93th. 17% more than Namibia
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 23.6%
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
2.4%
Ranked 6th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 81.4%
Ranked 28th.
99%
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Namibia
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 57.07%
Ranked 106th.
82.7%
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Namibia

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1
Ranked 153th.
1.12
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Namibia
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 22.8%
Ranked 32nd.
27%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Namibia

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 11.87%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
3.63%
Ranked 184th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 4.42%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.54%
Ranked 129th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 11.06%
Ranked 86th.
15.64%
Ranked 31st. 41% more than Namibia

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 50
Ranked 154th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 52% more than Namibia
Births and maternity > All births of girls 22,514
Ranked 69th.
393,866
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Namibia

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 107th.
19.07
Ranked 38th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.68%
Ranked 88th. 37% more than United Kingdom
5.59%
Ranked 140th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 11.72
Ranked 11th. 78% more than United Kingdom
6.6
Ranked 31st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 19%
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 136th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 60%
Ranked 131st.
100%
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Namibia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 92%
Ranked 88th.
100%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Namibia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 56th.
100%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Namibia

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 84%
Ranked 147th.
97%
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Namibia

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 76%
Ranked 162nd.
93%
Ranked 103th. 22% more than Namibia

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.11%
Ranked 108th. 90% more than United Kingdom
1.11%
Ranked 160th.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 22.5
Ranked 5th. 225 times more than United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 122nd.

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