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Health Stats: compare key data on Latvia & United Kingdom

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STAT Latvia United Kingdom HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 9.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 171st.
11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th. 28% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.6
Ranked 42nd.
29.3
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Future births 16.03
Ranked 151st.
782.05
Ranked 36th. 49 times more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.94%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than United Kingdom
1.91%
Ranked 61st.

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 86% more than United Kingdom
4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Life expectancy > Men 69 years
Ranked 1st.
78 years
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Latvia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 72.68 years
Ranked 118th.
80.05 years
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Latvia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 78.8
Ranked 59th.
82.7
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Latvia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 68.6
Ranked 110th.
78.9
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Latvia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 73.58
Ranked 92nd.
80.75
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Latvia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 37% more than United Kingdom
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Probability of not reaching 60 23.7%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
9.9%
Ranked 36th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 56.9%
Ranked 101st.
81.5%
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Latvia
Quality of health care system > Cost 60
Ranked 2nd.
79.76
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Latvia
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 65
Ranked 2nd.
72.61
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Latvia
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 156
Ranked 34th. 6% more than United Kingdom
147
Ranked 51st.
Infant mortality rate > Total 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 154th. 82% more than United Kingdom
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.31 births per woman
Ranked 162nd.
1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd. 37% more than Latvia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 7.6
Ranked 141st. 85% more than United Kingdom
4.1
Ranked 163th.

Life expectancy > Women 79 years
Ranked 1st.
82 years
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Latvia
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 70
Ranked 2nd.
70.34
Ranked 21st. About the same as Latvia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.7%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.2%
Ranked 95th.

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 35
Ranked 2nd.
49.81
Ranked 28th. 42% more than Latvia
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.6
Ranked 8th. 95% more than United Kingdom
3.9
Ranked 21st.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.73
Ranked 103th.
26.19
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Latvia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 8,600
Ranked 103th.
85,000
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Latvia

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 17.12 births
Ranked 143th.
24.79 births
Ranked 125th. 45% more than Latvia

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 79.8%
Ranked 63th.
88.3%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Latvia
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 100
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
94.74
Ranked 12th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 125
Ranked 31st.
3,386
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Latvia

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 417.8$
Ranked 52nd.
2,899.7$
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Latvia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $840.88
Ranked 53th.
$3,608.65
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 15.4
Ranked 32nd.
25.1
Ranked 39th. 63% more than Latvia

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 60
Ranked 2nd.
69.84
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Latvia
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 53
Ranked 101st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
15
Ranked 155th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 8.6
Ranked 51st.
12.8
Ranked 26th. 49% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 34 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 143th.

Maternal mortality 45 per 100,000
Ranked 84th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
7 per 100,000
Ranked 121st.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.04
Ranked 21st. 38% more than United Kingdom
2.2
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 3,773.37
Ranked 140th.
16,627.9
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Latvia

Death rates > Children under 5 8
Ranked 138th. 45% more than United Kingdom
5.5
Ranked 152nd.

Death rates > Women 114.39
Ranked 87th. 87% more than United Kingdom
61.12
Ranked 148th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 65
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than United Kingdom
60.55
Ranked 26th.
Death rates > Men 311.41
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
99.85
Ranked 157th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 1,000
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
500
Ranked 68th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 7,089
Ranked 24th.
202,402
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Latvia

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 55
Ranked 2nd.
71.92
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Latvia
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 0.0
Ranked 167th.
110
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 19,219
Ranked 36th.
790,204
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Latvia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 71.36 years
Ranked 84th.
78.95 years
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Latvia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 48
Ranked 9th.
84
Ranked 1st. 75% more than Latvia

Life expectancy > Male 66.97
Ranked 104th.
77.88
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Latvia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.86
Ranked 48th.
9.47
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Latvia

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 80
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United Kingdom
76.76
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 8.45 billion
Ranked 135th.
1.04 trillion
Ranked 58th. 123 times more than Latvia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 3.81
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.38
Ranked 87th.

Death rates > Infants 7
Ranked 138th. 52% more than United Kingdom
4.6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 78.07 years
Ranked 88th.
82.25 years
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Latvia

Life expectancy > Female 77.77
Ranked 60th.
82.03
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 16
Ranked 149th.
223
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Latvia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 477
Ranked 66th.
2,160
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Latvia
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 3.44
Ranked 12th. 7% more than United Kingdom
3.23
Ranked 14th.

Spending > Per person 166
Ranked 54th.
1,675
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Latvia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 485.87
Ranked 21st. 61 times more than United Kingdom
7.97
Ranked 111th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 211.7
Ranked 41st.
402.61
Ranked 12th. 90% more than Latvia

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.7%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 90th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 67.56 years
Ranked 142nd.
77.95 years
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Latvia

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 5.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 50% more than United Kingdom
3.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 77.4 years
Ranked 55th.
81.1 years
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Latvia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 62.8
Ranked 64th.
70.6
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Latvia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 471
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
175
Ranked 165th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 5.65
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
0.63
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 10,257
Ranked 36th.
413,910
Ranked 6th. 40 times more than Latvia

Health spending per capita 783.73
Ranked 46th.
3,867.42
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Latvia

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.07
Ranked 114th.
24.76
Ranked 42nd. 12% more than Latvia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 65.6 years
Ranked 108th.
76.9 years
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Latvia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 43
Ranked 88th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 150th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 115
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
26
Ranked 182nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 63.18
Ranked 113th.
85.38
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Latvia

Drug access 80%
Ranked 63th.
95%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Latvia
Infant mortality > Female babies 9.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 137th. 96% more than United Kingdom
5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 170th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 710
Ranked 84th. 61% more than United Kingdom
441
Ranked 157th.
Births and maternity > Twin births 474
Ranked 45th.
24,886
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Latvia

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 61.71
Ranked 13th. 14% more than United Kingdom
53.96
Ranked 33th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 85.32
Ranked 66th.
90.59
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Latvia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1,070.60
Ranked 46th.
$2,992.35
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Latvia

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71
Ranked 71st.
79
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Latvia
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.38
Ranked 85th.
27.62
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Latvia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 8.58
Ranked 47th.
12.78
Ranked 24th. 49% more than Latvia

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.23%
Ranked 136th.
0.75%
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Latvia
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 5.5
Ranked 14th. 12% more than United Kingdom
4.9
Ranked 31st.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 62.61 per 100,000 people
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
14.24 per 100,000 people
Ranked 158th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 18.1%
Ranked 6th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Latvia
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.784
Ranked 58th.
0.903
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Latvia
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 58
Ranked 50th.
2,067
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Latvia

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 25.9
Ranked 37th.
33.44
Ranked 35th. 29% more than Latvia

Teen birth rate 35
Ranked 10th. 6% more than United Kingdom
33
Ranked 12th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 115
Ranked 107th. 92% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 7 10
Smoking rate > Women 24
Ranked 30th. The same as United Kingdom
24
Ranked 34th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 478
Ranked 111th.
1,639
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Latvia
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 22nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 94th.
0.0
Ranked 131st.
Infant mortality rate > Female 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 156th. 57% more than United Kingdom
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 1.34
Ranked 46th.
8.11
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Latvia
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 54.4
Ranked 14th. 48% more than United Kingdom
36.7
Ranked 56th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 10000 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 33th. 11% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 118th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 52
Ranked 50th.
1,610
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Single births 18,742
Ranked 45th.
764,803
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Latvia

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 131st.
1,022
Ranked 21st.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 24.1
Ranked 38th.
34.7
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Latvia
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 20
Ranked 120th. 67% more than United Kingdom
12
Ranked 132nd.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 67.5
Ranked 48th.
72.1
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Latvia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 115
Ranked 107th. 92% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 210.01
Ranked 84th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
26.87
Ranked 150th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 18.1%
Ranked 6th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Latvia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 58
Ranked 98th.
69.1
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Latvia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 3,600
Ranked 42nd.
4,700
Ranked 35th. 31% more than Latvia
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.4
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 100th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 9.94
Ranked 174th.
12.29
Ranked 146th. 24% more than Latvia

Spending > Public 4.0% (1999) 5.8% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 93%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than United Kingdom
86.96%
Ranked 60th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider State Social Insurance  Employer (92% refunded by public funds)
Infant mortality > Male babies 13.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 136th. 2 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
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 76
Ranked 52nd.
81
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Latvia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 115
Ranked 107th. 92% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 160th.

Caesarian birth rate 17%
Ranked 6th. The same as United Kingdom
17%
Ranked 1st.
Respiratory disease child death rate 69.04 (est) 1.78
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 2200 21000
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 1.76
Ranked 77th.
42.12
Ranked 41st. 24 times more than Latvia
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 93th.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 27
Ranked 77th.
1,163
Ranked 19th. 43 times more than Latvia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 1
Ranked 105th.
4
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Latvia
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 306
Ranked 61st.
1,801
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Latvia
Spending > Private 2.6%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.2%
Ranked 117th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.02%
Ranked 73th.
6.99%
Ranked 19th. 74% more than Latvia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 13th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 73.29%
Ranked 112th. 1% more than United Kingdom
72.22%
Ranked 118th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 78%
Ranked 92nd.
100%
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Latvia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.18%
Ranked 110th.
0.0
Ranked 163th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 2.57%
Ranked 182nd.
8.2%
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Latvia
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 25.01%
Ranked 91st. 64% more than United Kingdom
15.23%
Ranked 114th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.6%
Ranked 69th. 69% more than United Kingdom
1.54%
Ranked 129th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 152nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 97
Ranked 43th. 7% more than United Kingdom
91
Ranked 91st.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.439
Ranked 84th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
0.0656
Ranked 117th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 5.2%
Ranked 32nd.
7.6%
Ranked 45th. 46% more than Latvia

Public health spending > % of total health spending 57.89%
Ranked 100th.
81.73%
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Latvia

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 99.2%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than United Kingdom
94.48%
Ranked 9th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1%
Ranked 85th.
18.6%
Ranked 29th. 19 times more than Latvia
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 78.92%
Ranked 23th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Latvia
Diseases > Rubella cases 7
Ranked 76th.
31
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Latvia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Triplet births 3
Ranked 46th.
501
Ranked 4th. 167 times more than Latvia
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 3.08
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.508
Ranked 86th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 4.76
Ranked 34th.
6.28
Ranked 30th. 32% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 4
Ranked 83th.
2,569
Ranked 18th. 642 times more than Latvia
Dead organ donors 18.7
Ranked 11th. 45% more than United Kingdom
12.9
Ranked 18th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.84%
Ranked 82nd. 40% more than United Kingdom
5.59%
Ranked 140th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 107th.
97%
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Latvia

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 119th.
93%
Ranked 103th. 3% more than Latvia

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 48%
Ranked 15th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 75% more than Latvia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 64th. 16% more than United Kingdom
82%
Ranked 134th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 39.61%
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
9.18%
Ranked 173th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.56%
Ranked 90th. 59% more than United Kingdom
1.61%
Ranked 143th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.61%
Ranked 90th.
7.71%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Latvia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 31st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 96%
Ranked 47th.
100%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Latvia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than United Kingdom
91%
Ranked 100th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than United Kingdom
93%
Ranked 93th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than United Kingdom
86%
Ranked 121st.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 97.14%
Ranked 31st. 55% more than United Kingdom
62.68%
Ranked 142nd.

Health spending > % of GDP 6.17%
Ranked 85th.
8.42%
Ranked 41st. 36% more than Latvia

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 99%
Ranked 57th. 77% more than United Kingdom
55.9%
Ranked 161st.
Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 21st.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 23.22
Ranked 31st.
26.05
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Latvia

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 6.17%
Ranked 100th.
9.32%
Ranked 38th. 51% more than Latvia

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 3%
Ranked 124th. 20% more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 154th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 43th.
100%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Latvia

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 115th.
7.7%
Ranked 49th. 51% more than Latvia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 98
Ranked 26th. 18% more than United Kingdom
83
Ranked 113th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 98
Ranked 25th. 8% more than United Kingdom
91
Ranked 93th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 15th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 51.1%
Ranked 2nd. 89% more than United Kingdom
27%
Ranked 13th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 3.08%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.11%
Ranked 160th.

Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 30.6%
Ranked 94th. About the same as United Kingdom
30.5%
Ranked 95th.

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 89.68%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than United Kingdom
88.17%
Ranked 36th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 26.65%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
8%
Ranked 4th.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 35.9%
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
16.6%
Ranked 165th.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 14th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 29th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 47th.
100%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Latvia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 82%
Ranked 109th.
100%
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Latvia

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 110th. The same as United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 136th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 5.06
Ranked 34th.
6.6
Ranked 31st. 30% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 8.37
Ranked 53th.
12.37
Ranked 16th. 48% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 11.86
Ranked 50th.
19.07
Ranked 38th. 61% more than Latvia
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 19.2%
Ranked 8th.
25%
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Latvia

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 7.1%
Ranked 63th.
8.1%
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Latvia

Births and maternity > All births of girls 9,640
Ranked 36th.
393,866
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Latvia

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 0.0
Ranked 35th.
14
Ranked 9th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 98.3%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than United Kingdom
91.8%
Ranked 76th.

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.5%
Ranked 117th.
0.0
Ranked 156th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 66
Ranked 99th.
76
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Latvia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal

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