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Health Stats: compare key data on Saint Lucia & United States

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STAT Saint Lucia United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 14.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 2% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28
Ranked 25th. The same as United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 1.62
Ranked 189th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 3170 times more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.82%
Ranked 167th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 128
Ranked 97th.
133
Ranked 86th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Saint Lucia

Infant mortality rate > Total 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Life expectancy > Men 72 years
Ranked 21st.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 76.84 years
Ranked 67th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.28
Ranked 82nd.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 71.95
Ranked 76th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.55
Ranked 77th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Saint Lucia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 5.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 70.1%
Ranked 56th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Saint Lucia
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.07 births per woman
Ranked 114th. 1% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 14.9
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 78 years
Ranked 15th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.8
Ranked 42nd.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.23
Ranked 52nd.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 61.02 births
Ranked 64th. 22% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 80.4%
Ranked 60th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
Deaths > Deaths of infants 186
Ranked 65th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 132 times more than Saint Lucia

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 232.4$
Ranked 70th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Saint Lucia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $503.42
Ranked 74th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 49.3
Ranked 30th. 44% more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 3.3
Ranked 198th.
3.6
Ranked 196th. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 14
Ranked 80th. 4% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 35 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 113th. 67% more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 30 per 100,000
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 5.17
Ranked 1st. 94% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 12,836.07
Ranked 77th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Death rates > Children under 5 19.8
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 118.38
Ranked 78th. 45% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Death rates > Men 148.78
Ranked 108th. 5% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 140
Ranked 116th. 40% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 2,298
Ranked 119th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 1798 times more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 74.17 years
Ranked 59th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Saint Lucia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 47
Ranked 13th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy > Male 69.91
Ranked 74th.
76
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.16
Ranked 9th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Saint Lucia

Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 9th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 2.32 billion
Ranked 97th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 4958 times more than Saint Lucia

Death rates > Infants 18.8
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 79.68 years
Ranked 68th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Life expectancy > Female 75.71
Ranked 76th.
81
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 3
Ranked 177th.
52
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Saint Lucia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 306
Ranked 91st.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Saint Lucia
Spending > Per person 151
Ranked 57th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 162.28
Ranked 48th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 95%
Ranked 81st. 6% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 74.15 years
Ranked 65th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 3.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 34th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Saint Lucia
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 75.94 years
Ranked 70th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Saint Lucia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 62.7
Ranked 65th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Saint Lucia
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (74.50-78.80) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 205
Ranked 151st. 15% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.28
Ranked 4th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > All births of boys 1,164
Ranked 94th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 1816 times more than Saint Lucia

Health spending per capita 360.64
Ranked 76th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Saint Lucia

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99.2%
Ranked 10th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.86
Ranked 19th.
27
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 72.48 years
Ranked 49th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Saint Lucia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 9
Ranked 132nd. 5 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 67
Ranked 94th. 34% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 75.04
Ranked 65th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Drug access 50%
Ranked 112th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Saint Lucia
Infant mortality > Female babies 12.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 127th. 82% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 522
Ranked 136th. 16% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 1,109.4
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than United States
79.36
Ranked 33th.

Births and maternity > Twin births 26
Ranked 62nd.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 5278 times more than Saint Lucia

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 80.81
Ranked 95th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Saint Lucia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $608.12
Ranked 69th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.59
Ranked 107th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Saint Lucia
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 60th.
77
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 13.89
Ranked 75th. 3% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 16.61 per 100,000 people
Ranked 151st. 4 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.773
Ranked 66th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 59
Ranked 69th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 232 times more than Saint Lucia

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 351.91
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United States
44.28
Ranked 24th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 222.13
Ranked 7th. 33% more than United States
166.98
Ranked 14th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 101
Ranked 118th. 26% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 56
Ranked 102nd. 10% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 16
Smoking rate > Women 9
Ranked 65th.
19
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 18
Ranked 161st.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 270 times more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 13.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 28.9
Ranked 88th. 10% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 127
Ranked 51st.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 85 times more than Saint Lucia

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 14
Ranked 50th.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 3054 times more than Saint Lucia

Births and maternity > Single births 2,503
Ranked 61st.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 1593 times more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 138th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 12.1
Ranked 60th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 78% more than Saint Lucia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 64.2
Ranked 69th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Saint Lucia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 101
Ranked 118th. 26% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 105.79
Ranked 112th. 7 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 61.2
Ranked 63th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 16.57
Ranked 119th. 20% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 2.4% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.83%
Ranked 77th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. About the same as Saint Lucia

Total fertility rate 2.3
Ranked 110th. 10% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 16.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 126th. 2 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 75
Ranked 62nd.
80
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Saint Lucia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 101
Ranked 118th. 26% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 141st.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 127th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 107th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 103th.
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 75% more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 209
Ranked 82nd.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Saint Lucia
Spending > Private 1.2%
Ranked 116th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 3.25%
Ranked 96th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saint Lucia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 89%
Ranked 59th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Saint Lucia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 63.64%
Ranked 148th. 5% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 47.8%
Ranked 54th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 80%
Ranked 74th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Saint Lucia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 89%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Saint Lucia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 151st.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.03%
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 33.39%
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 74
Ranked 145th.
94
Ranked 75th. 27% more than Saint Lucia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 139th.
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 54.2%
Ranked 114th. 19% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 98.49%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Saint Lucia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 31st. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 127th.
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 125th.
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 0.0
Ranked 105th.
715
Ranked 35th.
Life expectancy > 95% range (74.50-78.80) (80.50-80.60)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 91.46
Ranked 21st.
213
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.75%
Ranked 123th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saint Lucia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 75th. 1% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 180%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 11.14%
Ranked 99th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 78% more than Saint Lucia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.47%
Ranked 96th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 79th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 98%
Ranked 41st.
100%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 73th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Saint Lucia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 78th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 89%
Ranked 8th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 14.19
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.55%
Ranked 68th.
0.6%
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Public health spending > % of GDP 3.43%
Ranked 93th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 34
Ranked 44th.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 986 times more than Saint Lucia

Drinking water availability % 98%
Ranked 34th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 31.6%
Ranked 112th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 74% more than Saint Lucia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 89
Ranked 62nd.
100
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 17th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 757.49
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than United States
35.08
Ranked 24th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 106th. Twice as much as United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 50th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 100%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 14
Ranked 68th. 14 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 98
Ranked 37th.
100
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5%
Ranked 121st.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 97
Ranked 38th. 7% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 91.53%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 90
Ranked 99th. The same as United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 10.8%
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 48.3%
Ranked 133th. 5% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 0.951
Ranked 166th.
1.06
Ranked 76th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.0
Ranked 48th.
1.42
Ranked 9th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 37.3%
Ranked 4th. 55% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.9%
Ranked 59th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Public health spending > % of government spending 11.17%
Ranked 85th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 74% more than Saint Lucia

Infant mortality rate > Male 11.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 139th. 77% more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 11.4%
Ranked 9th. 46% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 11
Ranked 104th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 6
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 115%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than United States
100%
Ranked 2nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 69
Ranked 62nd.
75
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Saint Lucia
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 0.0
Ranked 51st.
435
Ranked 2nd.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 1,045
Ranked 94th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 1930 times more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 125th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 6.23
Ranked 50th.
6.57
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 11.71%
Ranked 32nd. 25% more than United States
9.35%
Ranked 60th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 15.62
Ranked 14th. 20% more than United States
13
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.94
Ranked 47th. 1% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 8.97%
Ranked 62nd. 21% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 8%
Ranked 79th. 60% more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 89%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Saint Lucia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 59th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Saint Lucia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 86th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 32.21%
Ranked 56th. 25 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 78%
Ranked 76th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Saint Lucia

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