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Health Stats: compare key data on Japan & United Kingdom

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STAT Japan United Kingdom HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.
11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th. 41% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.6
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United Kingdom
29.3
Ranked 9th.

Births and maternity > Future births 752.78
Ranked 37th.
782.05
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.85%
Ranked 118th.
1.91%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Japan

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Life expectancy > Men 80 years
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
78 years
Ranked 21st.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 3% more than United Kingdom
80.05 years
Ranked 27th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 85.9
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than United Kingdom
82.7
Ranked 30th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.44
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Kingdom
78.9
Ranked 18th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 82.59
Ranked 4th. 2% more than United Kingdom
80.75
Ranked 22nd.

Obesity 3.2%
Ranked 29th.
23%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Japan

Probability of not reaching 60 8.2%
Ranked 46th.
9.9%
Ranked 36th. 21% more than Japan
Quality of health care system > Cost 80.56
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United Kingdom
79.76
Ranked 7th.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 85.03
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United Kingdom
72.61
Ranked 14th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 84%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than United Kingdom
81.5%
Ranked 14th.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 120
Ranked 117th.
147
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Total 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th. 66% more than Japan

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 1,763
Ranked 27th.
2,564
Ranked 9th. 45% more than Japan
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.
1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd. 43% more than Japan

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 9 times more than Japan
Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 3,287
Ranked 25th.
4,220
Ranked 15th. 28% more than Japan
Heart disease deaths 30 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th.
122 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 2.2
Ranked 190th.
4.1
Ranked 163th. 86% more than Japan

Life expectancy > Women 87 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
82 years
Ranked 30th.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 87.5
Ranked 1st. 24% more than United Kingdom
70.34
Ranked 21st.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 83.33
Ranked 1st. 67% more than United Kingdom
49.81
Ranked 28th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 13.98
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
3.9
Ranked 21st.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.93
Ranked 143th.
26.19
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Japan
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 8,100
Ranked 105th.
85,000
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Japan

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 3.65 births
Ranked 178th.
24.79 births
Ranked 125th. 7 times more than Japan

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 92.1%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
88.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 88.89
Ranked 1st.
94.74
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infants 2,463
Ranked 9th.
3,386
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Japan

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 2,831.1$
Ranked 19th.
2,899.7$
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Japan

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 10% more than United Kingdom
$3,608.65
Ranked 19th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 4.6
Ranked 15th.
25.1
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 86.11
Ranked 1st. 23% more than United Kingdom
69.84
Ranked 19th.
Births > Low birth weight 8.6%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 6th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 19
Ranked 142nd. 27% more than United Kingdom
15
Ranked 155th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 8.4
Ranked 52nd.
12.8
Ranked 26th. 52% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.
12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 143th. 2 times more than Japan

Maternal mortality 8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th. 14% more than United Kingdom
7 per 100,000
Ranked 121st.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.12
Ranked 16th.
2.2
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Japan

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 2.66 million
Ranked 12th. 160 times more than United Kingdom
16,627.9
Ranked 98th.

Death rates > Children under 5 3.3
Ranked 174th.
5.5
Ranked 152nd. 67% more than Japan

Death rates > Women 43.31
Ranked 157th.
61.12
Ranked 148th. 41% more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 88.89
Ranked 1st. 47% more than United Kingdom
60.55
Ranked 26th.
Death rates > Men 87.38
Ranked 149th.
99.85
Ranked 157th. 14% more than Japan

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 200
Ranked 84th.
500
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Japan

HIV AIDS > Deaths 500
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than United Kingdom
460
Ranked 80th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 202,106
Ranked 3rd.
202,402
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Japan

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 83.33
Ranked 1st. 16% more than United Kingdom
71.92
Ranked 16th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 210
Ranked 63th. 91% more than United Kingdom
110
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 36% more than United Kingdom
790,204
Ranked 6th.

Daily smokers 30.3%
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United Kingdom
26%
Ranked 18th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
78.95 years
Ranked 25th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
0.008 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. Twice as much as Japan
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 54.3
Ranked 10th.
84
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Japan

Life expectancy > Male 79.29
Ranked 4th. 2% more than United Kingdom
77.88
Ranked 17th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.14
Ranked 59th.
9.47
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 86.11
Ranked 1st. 12% more than United Kingdom
76.76
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 328 times more than United Kingdom
1.04 trillion
Ranked 58th.

Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 6th.
Infant mortality > Infant mortality 2.6 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 28th.
5 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 10th. 92% more than Japan
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.0635
Ranked 130th.
1.38
Ranked 87th. 22 times more than Japan

Death rates > Infants 2.4
Ranked 176th.
4.6
Ranked 151st. 92% more than Japan

Life expectancy at birth > Female 85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 4% more than United Kingdom
82.25 years
Ranked 39th.

Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100%
Ranked 13th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 7th.
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports 83,000 million of cigarettes
Ranked 1st. 75% more than United Kingdom
47,500 million of cigarettes
Ranked 5th.
Life expectancy > Female 86.05
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United Kingdom
82.03
Ranked 30th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 43th.
223
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Nurses 7.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Japan
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,133
Ranked 20th.
2,160
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 1.58
Ranked 27th.
3.23
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Japan

Spending > Per person 2,243
Ranked 9th. 34% more than United Kingdom
1,675
Ranked 18th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 1.56
Ranked 116th.
7.97
Ranked 111th. 5 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 150.18
Ranked 36th.
402.61
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan

Respiratory disease deaths 49.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
79.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Japan
Obesity > Obese population aged 15 or more > Females 3.4 21.4
Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more 23.8 60
Digestive disease deaths 16.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 20th.
22.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 31% more than Japan
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 94%
Ranked 88th. 4% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 124th.
0.3%
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Japan

Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United Kingdom
77.95 years
Ranked 24th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 65th.
3.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th. 62% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
81.1 years
Ranked 34th.

Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total 82.4 Number of years
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
79.1 Number of years
Ranked 21st.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 75
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
70.6
Ranked 24th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 103
Ranked 189th.
175
Ranked 165th. 70% more than Japan
Consultation with doctors 14.4 per person per year
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.9 per person per year
Ranked 12th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.47
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
0.63
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 538,271
Ranked 5th. 30% more than United Kingdom
413,910
Ranked 6th.

Circulatory disease deaths 151 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 18th.
265 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Japan
Health spending per capita 2,750.8
Ranked 24th.
3,867.42
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Japan

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.34
Ranked 162nd.
24.76
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 2% more than United Kingdom
76.9 years
Ranked 21st.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 21
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 150th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 39
Ranked 144th. 50% more than United Kingdom
26
Ranked 182nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.00391
Ranked 72nd.
0.00778
Ranked 95th. 99% more than Japan
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 87.27
Ranked 7th. 2% more than United Kingdom
85.38
Ranked 18th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 12th. The same as United Kingdom
95%
Ranked 25th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.
5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 170th. 67% more than Japan

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 284
Ranked 187th.
441
Ranked 157th. 55% more than Japan
Life expectancy > Healthy years 73.6 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
69.6 years
Ranked 20th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 19.27
Ranked 64th.
53.96
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Twin births 19,196
Ranked 2nd.
24,886
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Japan

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 94.49
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
90.59
Ranked 28th.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2,696.16
Ranked 25th.
$2,992.35
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Japan

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.52
Ranked 121st.
27.62
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 82
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
79
Ranked 21st.
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more 20.9 39
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 8.41
Ranked 48th.
12.78
Ranked 24th. 52% more than Japan

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.88%
Ranked 112th. 17% more than United Kingdom
0.75%
Ranked 114th.
Health care funding > Total per capita $2,011.00 per capita
Ranked 14th. 14% more than United Kingdom
$1,764.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female 10.6%
Ranked 28th.
11.3%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Japan
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 14.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.9
Ranked 31st.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 98% more than United Kingdom
14.24 per 100,000 people
Ranked 158th.

Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more > Males 26.8 65.5
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 3.3%
Ranked 9th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 1st. 7% more than United Kingdom
0.903
Ranked 23th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,269
Ranked 8th.
2,067
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Japan

Child maltreatment deaths 0.6 per 100,000 children
Ranked 14th. 50% more than United Kingdom
0.4 per 100,000 children
Ranked 21st.
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more > Males 24.5 44.5
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 9.93
Ranked 51st.
33.44
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Japan

Teen birth rate 4
Ranked 40th.
33
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Japan
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 44
Ranked 187th.
60
Ranked 160th. 36% more than Japan

Dependency ratio per 100 49
Ranked 129th.
52
Ranked 123th. 6% more than Japan
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 7 10
Smoking rate > Women 13
Ranked 56th.
24
Ranked 34th. 85% more than Japan
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 9,433
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1,639
Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 22nd.
Infant mortality rate > Female 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th. 61% more than Japan

Health care funding > Private per capita $469.00 per capita
Ranked 13th. 40% more than United Kingdom
$335.00 per capita
Ranked 21st.
Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 3.23
Ranked 28th.
8.11
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan
Red Cross donations 11,955
Ranked 35th.
84.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 7035 times more than Japan
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports per 1000 0.654 million of cigarettes
Ranked 9th.
0.807 million of cigarettes
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Japan
Health care funding > Public per capita $1,542.00 per capita
Ranked 11th. 8% more than United Kingdom
$1,429.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 44.3
Ranked 34th. 21% more than United Kingdom
36.7
Ranked 56th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 17000 67000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 30%
Ranked 167th.
90%
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Japan
Life expectancy > Male healthy years 71.4 years
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
68.4 years
Ranked 16th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,194
Ranked 7th.
1,610
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Single births 1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 35% more than United Kingdom
764,803
Ranked 4th.

Years lived in ill health > Male 6.5 years
Ranked 25th.
6.6 years
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Japan
Years lived in ill health > Female 8.9 years
Ranked 24th.
9 years
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Japan
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Obesity in men 3.4%
Ranked 11th.
22.1%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 14.3
Ranked 55th.
34.7
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 6
Ranked 155th.
12
Ranked 132nd. Twice as much as Japan

Red Cross donations per capita 9.42e-05
Ranked 37th.
1.43
Ranked 10th. 15156 times more than Japan
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 77.7
Ranked 1st. 8% more than United Kingdom
72.1
Ranked 25th.
Circulatory disease deaths per million 1.19 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 17th.
4.52 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males 8.3%
Ranked 26th.
8.8%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Japan
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 44
Ranked 187th.
60
Ranked 160th. 36% more than Japan

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 73.83
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
26.87
Ranked 150th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 3.3%
Ranked 9th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 72.3
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United Kingdom
69.1
Ranked 22nd.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 12,200
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4,700
Ranked 35th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.000861
Ranked 80th.
0.00923
Ranked 74th. 11 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 8.67
Ranked 188th.
12.29
Ranked 146th. 42% more than Japan

Spending > Public 5.7% 5.8% (1999)
Daily smokers > 1990 37.4%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than United Kingdom
30%
Ranked 15th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 48th. The same as United Kingdom
86.96%
Ranked 60th.

Life expectancy > Female healthy years 75.8 years
Ranked 1st. 7% more than United Kingdom
70.9 years
Ranked 19th.
Total fertility rate 1.3
Ranked 157th.
1.6
Ranked 146th. 23% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund Employer (92% refunded by public funds)
Infant mortality > Male babies 3.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 192nd.
5.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 169th. 62% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 85
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United Kingdom
81
Ranked 26th.
Children living with AIDS 110
Ranked 79th.
550
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Japan
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 44
Ranked 187th.
60
Ranked 160th. 36% more than Japan

Obesity in women 3.8%
Ranked 11th.
22.8%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Japan
Practising physicians 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Japan
Respiratory disease child death rate 1.52 1.78
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 34.85
Ranked 1st. 66% more than United Kingdom
20.97
Ranked 8th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 9900 21000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th. 50% more than Japan
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,742
Ranked 17th.
1,801
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Japan
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum 3.9%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
3.8%
Ranked 6th.
Spending > Private 1.6%
Ranked 89th. 33% more than United Kingdom
1.2%
Ranked 117th.
Stomach cancer deaths 22.4
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
6.9
Ranked 18th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.32%
Ranked 31st.
6.99%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Japan

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 13th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 45.55%
Ranked 120th.
72.22%
Ranked 118th. 59% more than Japan

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 9th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 19th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 141st.
0.0
Ranked 163th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.53%
Ranked 108th. 65% more than United Kingdom
8.2%
Ranked 132nd.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 14.81%
Ranked 117th.
15.23%
Ranked 114th. 3% more than Japan
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 95
Ranked 67th. 4% more than United Kingdom
91
Ranked 91st.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 81.33%
Ranked 23th.
81.73%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Japan

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.94%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than United Kingdom
94.48%
Ranked 9th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 87.66%
Ranked 14th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 10
Ranked 5th.
14
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Triplet births 413
Ranked 3rd.
501
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Japan
Child injury death index 8.4
Ranked 15th. 38% more than United Kingdom
6.1
Ranked 24th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 4.01
Ranked 79th.
6.28
Ranked 30th. 57% more than Japan

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 10.56%
Ranked 103th. 32% more than United Kingdom
8%
Ranked 4th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 79.99%
Ranked 71st.
88.17%
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Japan
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 15.4%
Ranked 144th.
30.5%
Ranked 95th. 98% more than Japan

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 55.9%
Ranked 16th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Japan

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United Kingdom
82%
Ranked 134th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 86%
Ranked 73th.
88%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Japan

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 18.18%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than United Kingdom
15.87%
Ranked 36th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.42%
Ranked 23th.
7.71%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Japan

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 15th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 31st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 22nd.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than United Kingdom
91%
Ranked 100th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 35th. 5% more than United Kingdom
93%
Ranked 93th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than United Kingdom
86%
Ranked 121st.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 80.75%
Ranked 100th. 29% more than United Kingdom
62.68%
Ranked 142nd.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.02%
Ranked 48th.
8.42%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Japan

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 18.3%
Ranked 162nd. 10% more than United Kingdom
16.6%
Ranked 165th.
Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 21st.
Total expenditure as % of GDP 7.8% of GDP
Ranked 17th. 4% more than United Kingdom
7.5% of GDP
Ranked 20th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 9.34
Ranked 48th.
26.05
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Japan

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 139th. The same as United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 154th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 23th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 93.4%
Ranked 71st. 2% more than United Kingdom
91.8%
Ranked 76th.

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.9%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than United Kingdom
7.7%
Ranked 49th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 98
Ranked 25th. 18% more than United Kingdom
83
Ranked 113th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 81
Ranked 127th.
91
Ranked 93th. 12% more than Japan
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 5.6%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
2.4%
Ranked 6th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 80.01%
Ranked 31st.
82.7%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Japan

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.16
Ranked 20th. 4% more than United Kingdom
1.12
Ranked 45th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.0782
Ranked 15th.
0.226
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 46.9%
Ranked 8th. 74% more than United Kingdom
27%
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 21.85
Ranked 130th. 77% more than United Kingdom
12.37
Ranked 150th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 6.53%
Ranked 25th.
6.88%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Japan

Births and maternity > All births of girls 512,535
Ranked 5th. 30% more than United Kingdom
393,866
Ranked 6th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 89.8%
Ranked 92nd. 61% more than United Kingdom
55.9%
Ranked 161st.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 3.7%
Ranked 8th. 76% more than United Kingdom
2.1%
Ranked 4th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
76
Ranked 22nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 9.27%
Ranked 39th.
9.32%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Japan

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 14.5%
Ranked 18th.
25%
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Japan

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 7.8%
Ranked 43th.
8.1%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Japan

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1.5%
Ranked 81st.
18.6%
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Japan
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 143th.
0.0
Ranked 156th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7.8%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 45th.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.8%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality rate > Male 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th. 70% more than Japan

Public health spending > % of government spending 17.94%
Ranked 14th. 15% more than United Kingdom
15.64%
Ranked 31st.

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.5%
Ranked 134th.
1.54%
Ranked 129th. 3% more than Japan

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.48%
Ranked 111th. 78% more than United Kingdom
3.63%
Ranked 184th.

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