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Health Stats: compare key data on Israel & United States

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STAT Israel United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 20.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 49% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.3
Ranked 17th. 8% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 156.86
Ranked 86th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Israel

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.92%
Ranked 55th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Israel

Blood types > O negative 3%
Ranked 10th.
6.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Israel
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 6.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 85% more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Life expectancy > Men 80 years
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States
76 years
Ranked 30th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 80.96 years
Ranked 17th. 3% more than United States
78.37 years
Ranked 47th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.6
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United States
81.1
Ranked 43th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 80
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States
76.3
Ranked 42nd.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.76
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States
78.64
Ranked 40th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 66% more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of not reaching 60 8%
Ranked 47th.
12.8%
Ranked 24th. 60% more than Israel
Quality of health care system > Cost 79.63
Ranked 8th. 74% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 77.25
Ranked 6th. 12% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 85.1%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than United States
77.4%
Ranked 32nd.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 121
Ranked 116th.
133
Ranked 86th. 10% more than Israel
Infant mortality rate > Total 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 194th.
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 47% more than Israel

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.82 births per woman
Ranked 75th. 38% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Israel

Abortions 15,509
Ranked 13th.
1.21 million
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 3.3
Ranked 175th.
6
Ranked 151st. 82% more than Israel

Life expectancy > Women 84 years
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States
81 years
Ranked 33th.
Blood types > AB negative 1%
Ranked 1st. 67% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 83.33
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than United States
74.69
Ranked 16th.
Blood types > O positive 32%
Ranked 9th.
37.4%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Israel
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.2%
Ranked 96th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Israel

Blood types > B negative 2%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than United States
1.5%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 56.48
Ranked 16th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Israel
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 5.8
Ranked 15th. 87% more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.05
Ranked 60th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Israel
Blood types > A Positive 34%
Ranked 5th.
35.7%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Israel
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 7,500
Ranked 107th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 160 times more than Israel

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 14.47 births
Ranked 148th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Israel

Blood types > B positive 17%
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as United States
8.5%
Ranked 1st.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 89.7%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United States
85.7%
Ranked 33th.
Abortions per 1000 2.32
Ranked 13th.
4.17
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Israel
Blood types > AB positive 7%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
3.4%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 96.15
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States
95.58
Ranked 11th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 563
Ranked 11th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Israel

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 1,533.5$
Ranked 27th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Israel

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $2,426.14
Ranked 26th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Israel

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 13.8
Ranked 34th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Israel

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 83.65
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than United States
74.35
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 7.6
Ranked 172nd. 2 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 21.8
Ranked 14th. 61% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 7 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 159th.
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than Israel

Maternal mortality 5 per 100,000
Ranked 133th.
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th. 60% more than Israel
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.63
Ranked 15th. 36% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Death rates > Children under 5 4.4
Ranked 159th.
7.8
Ranked 139th. 77% more than Israel

Death rates > Women 47.8
Ranked 152nd.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 70% more than Israel

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 75.93
Ranked 4th. 9% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 85.92
Ranked 151st.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 64% more than Israel

HIV AIDS > Deaths 100
Ranked 101st.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 170 times more than Israel

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 19,575
Ranked 17th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Israel

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 67.31
Ranked 22nd.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Israel
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 170
Ranked 100th. 70% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 166,255
Ranked 18th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Israel

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 79.72 years
Ranked 13th. 3% more than United States
77.71 years
Ranked 34th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.016 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Israel

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 68
Ranked 4th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Israel

Life expectancy > Male 79.1
Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States
76
Ranked 34th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.97
Ranked 12th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 97% more than Israel

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 73.15
Ranked 28th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Israel
Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
31.8%
Ranked 34th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 1
Ranked 98th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Israel

Death rates > Infants 3.4
Ranked 164th.
6.8
Ranked 139th. Twice as much as Israel

Life expectancy at birth > Female 83.24 years
Ranked 21st. 3% more than United States
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd.

Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100%
Ranked 11th. 18% more than United States
84.9%
Ranked 33th.
Life expectancy > Female 83
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United States
81
Ranked 34th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 54th. 15% more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 1,890
Ranked 23th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 2.57
Ranked 24th.
2.71
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Israel

Spending > Per person 1,607
Ranked 19th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 989.82
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
447.29
Ranked 7th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.2%
Ranked 109th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Israel

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 98%
Ranked 44th. 9% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.79 years
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States
75.92 years
Ranked 44th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 48th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 61% more than Israel
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 81.82 years
Ranked 17th. 1% more than United States
80.67 years
Ranked 35th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71.4
Ranked 17th. 3% more than United States
69.3
Ranked 29th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (82.70-83.10) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 121
Ranked 187th.
179
Ranked 162nd. 48% more than Israel
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 25%
Ranked 1st.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Israel
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 6.14
Ranked 15th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Israel

Births and maternity > All births of boys 85,162
Ranked 25th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Israel

Health spending per capita 1,892.79
Ranked 29th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Israel

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.37
Ranked 73th.
27
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Israel
Suicide rate > Young males 11.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 29th.
21.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 87% more than Israel
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 77.72 years
Ranked 10th. 4% more than United States
74.89 years
Ranked 36th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 5
Ranked 152nd. 3 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 29
Ranked 174th.
50
Ranked 122nd. 72% more than Israel
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0155
Ranked 87th.
0.0554
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Israel

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 87.24
Ranked 8th. 5% more than United States
83.35
Ranked 27th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 28th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 4.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 173th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th. 42% more than Israel

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 368
Ranked 181st.
450
Ranked 156th. 22% more than Israel
Suicide rate > Young females 2.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th. 52% more than Israel
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 71.19
Ranked 12th.
79.36
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Israel

Births and maternity > Twin births 7,546
Ranked 8th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Israel

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 93.07
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States
88.79
Ranked 42nd.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2,181.23
Ranked 30th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.72
Ranked 33th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Israel
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 80
Ranked 12th. 4% more than United States
77
Ranked 30th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 21.81
Ranked 14th. 62% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.45%
Ranked 121st.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 16 times more than Israel
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 7.1
Ranked 12th.
9
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Israel

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 7.66 per 100,000 people
Ranked 175th. 69% more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 25.4%
Ranked 1st.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Israel
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.935
Ranked 8th. 8% more than United States
0.863
Ranked 33th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 313
Ranked 3rd.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Israel

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 7.71
Ranked 2nd.
166.98
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Israel

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 39.58
Ranked 4th.
44.28
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Israel

Teen birth rate 20
Ranked 24th.
64
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 48
Ranked 179th.
80
Ranked 145th. 67% more than Israel

Dependency ratio per 100 61
Ranked 84th. 20% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 11 16
Smoking rate > Women 18
Ranked 50th.
19
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Israel
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 143
Ranked 133th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 34 times more than Israel
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 138th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 189th.
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 36% more than Israel

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 34.24
Ranked 4th. 78% more than United States
19.25
Ranked 9th.

Red Cross donations 174,570
Ranked 22nd.
221.26 million
Ranked 1st. 1267 times more than Israel
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 31.1
Ranked 78th. 18% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Influenza > 2009 Flu Pandemic Summary > First Case 4/28/2009 28/03/2009
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 249
Ranked 3rd.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Israel

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 501
Ranked 1st.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 85 times more than Israel

Births and maternity > Single births 157,786
Ranked 14th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Israel

Diseases > Measles cases 539
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 17.9
Ranked 51st.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Israel
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 7
Ranked 151st.
24
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Israel

Red Cross donations per capita 0.0278
Ranked 25th.
0.784
Ranked 13th. 28 times more than Israel
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 72.3
Ranked 23th. 1% more than United States
71.3
Ranked 29th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 48
Ranked 179th.
80
Ranked 145th. 67% more than Israel

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 19.92
Ranked 157th. 23% more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 25.4%
Ranked 1st.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Israel
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 20%
Ranked 2nd.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Israel
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70.5
Ranked 9th. 5% more than United States
67.2
Ranked 29th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 5,100
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States
2,100
Ranked 47th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.1
Ranked 101st.
0.61
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 19.37
Ranked 99th. 41% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 6.0% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 63th. The same as United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 2.7
Ranked 87th. 29% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 5.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 175th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th. 28% more than Israel

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Teen abortion rate > 1996 14.3
Ranked 11th.
30.2
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Israel
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 82
Ranked 17th. 2% more than United States
80
Ranked 32nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 48
Ranked 179th.
80
Ranked 145th. 67% more than Israel

Caesarian birth rate 17%
Ranked 5th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Israel
Respiratory disease child death rate 1.45 40.43 (est)
Influenza > Swine flu cases > April 2009 > 30 2
Ranked 7th.
109
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Israel
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.975
Ranked 83th.
2.37
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Israel
Diseases > Pertussis cases 2,635
Ranked 11th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 153th.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 135th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 167th.
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd. 33% more than Israel
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,242
Ranked 24th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 91% more than Israel
Spending > Private 3.6%
Ranked 28th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Israel
Teen pregnancy rate > 1996 46.3
Ranked 5th.
85.8
Ranked 1st. 85% more than Israel
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.09%
Ranked 34th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Israel

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 80.15%
Ranked 87th. 32% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 98
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 74.16%
Ranked 108th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Israel

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 21st. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 2.28%
Ranked 77th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Percent of pregnancies aborted > 1996 30.9%
Ranked 18th.
35.2%
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Israel
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 5.23%
Ranked 151st.
7.38%
Ranked 93th. 41% more than Israel
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 17.41%
Ranked 109th. 3 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 97
Ranked 46th. 3% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 8.2%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 55.89%
Ranked 111th. 23% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 1st.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 137th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th.
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 56th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Diseases > Rubella cases 3
Ranked 91st.
11
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Israel
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 7
Ranked 14th.
435
Ranked 2nd. 62 times more than Israel

Births and maternity > Triplet births 261
Ranked 7th.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Israel

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.418
Ranked 90th. 11 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 10.45
Ranked 7th. 59% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (82.70-83.10) (80.50-80.60)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 63.35
Ranked 2nd.
213
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Israel

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 98th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Israel

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.61%
Ranked 75th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Israel

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 126th.
0.6
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Israel
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 57th. The same as United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 10.66%
Ranked 109th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 86% more than Israel

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 94th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 2% more than Israel

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 59th. 4% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 32nd.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 59.18%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 112th.
0.3%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Israel
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 5.99
Ranked 169th. 26% more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 126th.
0.6%
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Israel

Public health spending > % of GDP 4.47%
Ranked 58th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 60% more than Israel

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 61
Ranked 1st.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 549 times more than Israel

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 31.49
Ranked 4th.
35.08
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Israel

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 7.73%
Ranked 67th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Israel

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 156th. The same as United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 24th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 15th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 75%
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.1%
Ranked 26th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Israel
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 95
Ranked 59th. 4% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 42.28%
Ranked 136th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Israel

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 93
Ranked 83th. 3% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 4th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Israel

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 61.51%
Ranked 89th. 34% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.14
Ranked 30th. 8% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.918
Ranked 11th.
1.42
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Israel

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 31.9%
Ranked 22nd. 32% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 3.53%
Ranked 38th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Israel

Public health spending > % of government spending 10.12%
Ranked 107th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Israel

Infant mortality rate > Male 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 194th.
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th. 56% more than Israel

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 150th.
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 90.43%
Ranked 11th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Israel
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 7th. 4% more than United States
75
Ranked 28th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 81,134
Ranked 25th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Israel

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 366.99
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United States
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 7
Ranked 79th.
715
Ranked 35th. 102 times more than Israel
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.85%
Ranked 81st.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 19% more than Israel
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 20.7
Ranked 4th. 59% more than United States
13
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 10.97
Ranked 8th. 59% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 141st. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 31st. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 11.83%
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 86.69%
Ranked 45th. About the same as United States
86.57%
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 30.4%
Ranked 96th. 54% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 68%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

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