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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 17.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 27% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.9
Ranked 48th.
28
Ranked 18th. About the same as Argentina

Births and maternity > Future births 503.06
Ranked 50th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.87%
Ranked 90th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Argentina

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 139
Ranked 70th. 5% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 24% more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Life expectancy > Men 72 years
Ranked 22nd.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 76.95 years
Ranked 66th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 79.61
Ranked 53th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 72.24
Ranked 72nd.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 75.84
Ranked 62nd.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Argentina

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 31% more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 70.6%
Ranked 55th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Cost 76.09
Ranked 10th. 66% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 75.43
Ranked 11th. 9% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 141st. 78% more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.29 births per woman
Ranked 103th. 12% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 3.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 7% more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 12.7
Ranked 118th. 2 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 80 years
Ranked 7th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 80.21
Ranked 4th. 7% more than United States
74.69
Ranked 16th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.5%
Ranked 65th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 20% more than Argentina

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 51.09
Ranked 27th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Argentina
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4
Ranked 41st. 29% more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.44
Ranked 18th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Argentina
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 110,000
Ranked 39th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Argentina

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 58.42 births
Ranked 71st. 17% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 84.1%
Ranked 44th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 90
Ranked 21st.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Argentina
Deaths > Deaths of infants 8,878
Ranked 3rd.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 382.9$
Ranked 55th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Argentina

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $891.80
Ranked 51st.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 68.2
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 77.17
Ranked 7th. 4% more than United States
74.35
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 25
Ranked 127th. 7 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 18.7
Ranked 17th. 39% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 77 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 41 per 100,000
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.21
Ranked 6th. 20% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 28,700.78
Ranked 55th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 29% more than Argentina

Death rates > Children under 5 14.1
Ranked 117th. 81% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 76.52
Ranked 118th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 6% more than Argentina

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 72.83
Ranked 9th. 5% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 165.13
Ranked 94th. 17% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 2,900
Ranked 46th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Argentina

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 75
Ranked 9th. About the same as United States
74.92
Ranked 11th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 200
Ranked 80th. Twice as much as United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 756,176
Ranked 10th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Argentina

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 2.3%
Ranked 29th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 74.83 years
Ranked 52nd.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Argentina

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.039 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 23% more than Argentina

Life expectancy > Male 71.65
Ranked 65th.
76
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Argentina

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.481
Ranked 55th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Argentina

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 80.43
Ranked 11th. About the same as United States
80.1
Ranked 12th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.18 trillion
Ranked 41st.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Argentina

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.75
Ranked 70th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 42% more than Argentina

Death rates > Infants 13
Ranked 114th. 91% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.36 years
Ranked 59th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Argentina

Life expectancy > Female 79.2
Ranked 49th.
81
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 18
Ranked 140th.
52
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Argentina
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 956
Ranked 37th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Argentina
Spending > Per person 654
Ranked 28th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Argentina
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 8.2%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 319.83
Ranked 19th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Argentina

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 78th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 75% more than Argentina

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 93%
Ranked 99th. 3% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 73.71 years
Ranked 72nd.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Argentina

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 54th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 73% more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 78.68 years
Ranked 46th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Argentina

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (79.20-79.40) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 65.3
Ranked 45th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Argentina
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 207
Ranked 149th. 16% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.48
Ranked 51st.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Argentina

Births and maternity > All births of boys 391,094
Ranked 8th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Argentina

Health spending per capita 662.62
Ranked 50th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Argentina

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99.2%
Ranked 8th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.11
Ranked 33th.
27
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Argentina
Suicide rate > Young males 6.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th.
21.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 71.18 years
Ranked 64th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Argentina

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 30
Ranked 97th. 15 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 46
Ranked 130th.
50
Ranked 122nd. 9% more than Argentina
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0725
Ranked 58th. 31% more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 74.3
Ranked 68th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Argentina

Drug access 50%
Ranked 120th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Argentina
Infant mortality > Female babies 13 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 121st. 91% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 515
Ranked 141st. 14% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Suicide rate > Young females 2.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 34th.
3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th. 65% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Twin births 12,470
Ranked 5th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Argentina

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 217.98
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
79.36
Ranked 33th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 87.07
Ranked 50th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Argentina

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1,322.18
Ranked 40th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.76
Ranked 12th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 74
Ranked 44th.
77
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 18.73
Ranked 16th. 39% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 1.95%
Ranked 103th.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Argentina
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 40.96 per 100,000 people
Ranked 120th. 9 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 19.4%
Ranked 3rd.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Argentina
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.796
Ranked 53th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Argentina
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 4,952
Ranked 3rd.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Argentina

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 121.58
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
44.28
Ranked 24th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 88
Ranked 135th. 10% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 59
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 8 16
Smoking rate > Women 24
Ranked 33th. 26% more than United States
19
Ranked 47th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 4,985
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 94.97%
Ranked 25th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Argentina

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 0.4%
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 125th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 136th. 77% more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 5%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 34.6
Ranked 68th. 32% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 130000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 3,912
Ranked 3rd.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Single births 687,766
Ranked 4th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 150th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 25.4
Ranked 32nd. 18% more than United States
21.5
Ranked 43th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 70
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 68.1
Ranked 44th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Argentina
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 88
Ranked 135th. 10% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 126.74
Ranked 103th. 8 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 19.4%
Ranked 3rd.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Argentina
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 62.5
Ranked 53th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Argentina
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 600
Ranked 80th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Argentina
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.69
Ranked 51st. 13% more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.079
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 17.11
Ranked 115th. 24% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 2.4% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 77.87%
Ranked 96th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 12% more than Argentina

Total fertility rate 2.4
Ranked 100th. 14% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 17 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 78
Ranked 41st.
80
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Argentina
Children living with AIDS 3,000
Ranked 41st.
10,000
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Argentina
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 88
Ranked 135th. 10% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 10.34 40.43 (est)
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 8.69
Ranked 23th.
17.3
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Argentina
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 36000 300000
Diseases > Pertussis cases 2,587
Ranked 12th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 294.29
Ranked 10th. 124 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 6
Ranked 75th.
20
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 20 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 480
Ranked 44th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Argentina
Spending > Private 6.1%
Ranked 5th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Argentina
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.35%
Ranked 61st.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 58% more than Argentina

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 95%
Ranked 6th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Argentina

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Argentina

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 57.5%
Ranked 158th.
60.73%
Ranked 153th. 6% more than Argentina

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.5%
Ranked 1st.
99%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Argentina
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 62.47%
Ranked 110th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 37% more than Argentina

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 90%
Ranked 76th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Argentina

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.1%
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.29%
Ranked 118th.
7.38%
Ranked 93th. 17% more than Argentina
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 30.5%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 88
Ranked 105th.
94
Ranked 75th. 7% more than Argentina
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.153
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7.1%
Ranked 27th.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Argentina

Public health spending > % of total health spending 50.76%
Ranked 123th. 11% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 1st.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 31.1%
Ranked 17th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Argentina
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 12
Ranked 98th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 3
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 2nd.
Diseases > Rubella cases 96
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 71
Ranked 49th.
75
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 12,208
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than United States
435
Ranked 2nd.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 65.77
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United States
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 9
Ranked 13th. 37% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.57%
Ranked 141st.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 68% more than Argentina
Life expectancy > 95% range (79.20-79.40) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 16.5%
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 80.09%
Ranked 70th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Argentina
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 33.3%
Ranked 78th. 68% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.61%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 74%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 84%
Ranked 79th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Argentina

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 20.41%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 12th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.92%
Ranked 58th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Argentina

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 82nd.
100%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Argentina

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 80%
Ranked 88th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Argentina

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 94th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Argentina

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 42.9%
Ranked 166th. 90% more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 9.98%
Ranked 18th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Argentina

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 62.4%
Ranked 154th. 2 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 5.4%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

Births with health staff 98%
Ranked 26th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Argentina
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 96.05
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
35.08
Ranked 24th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 3%
Ranked 127th. 20% more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 96%
Ranked 60th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Argentina

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 48.7%
Ranked 164th. 2 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 5
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 8.9%
Ranked 28th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Argentina
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 97
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 66.61%
Ranked 73th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Argentina

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 91
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 12.4%
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 92%
Ranked 78th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.11
Ranked 51st. 4% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 310.39
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than United States
1.42
Ranked 9th.

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 147th.
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 32.3%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 4.92%
Ranked 13th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than Argentina

Public health spending > % of government spending 13.92%
Ranked 51st.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Argentina

Infant mortality rate > Male 12.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 138th. 80% more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 43th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 6%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 366,591
Ranked 8th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 2.44
Ranked 61st. 67 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 11,575
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 17.49
Ranked 7th. 35% more than United States
13
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 9.6
Ranked 12th. 39% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 132nd. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 91%
Ranked 89th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Argentina

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 97%
Ranked 65th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Argentina

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 90th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Argentina

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 122nd.
95%
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Argentina

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 84th. 2% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 5.25%
Ranked 3rd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Argentina

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.7
Ranked 53th. 17% more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 24.72%
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.69%
Ranked 78th. 11% more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.19%
Ranked 58th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

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