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Access to sanitation
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49% |
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[103rd of 129]
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Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
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34.28 per 1,000 people
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[36th of 195]
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Children Underweight Rate
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13% |
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[10th of 95]
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Drug access
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50% |
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[130th of 163]
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HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate
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0.1% |
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[80th of 136]
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HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS
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1,700 |
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[86th of 126]
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Hospital beds > per 1,000 people
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1.2 per 1,000 people
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[48th of 149]
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Infant mortality rate
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87.06 |
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[21st of 179]
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Life expectancy at birth > Female
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58.47 years |
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[184th of 226]
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Life expectancy at birth > Male
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54.19 years |
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[186th of 226]
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Life expectancy at birth > Total population
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56.29 years |
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[186th of 225]
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Life expectancy at birth, total > years
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55.67 years
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[144th of 194]
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Malaria cases > per 100,000
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759 |
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[39th of 94]
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Maternal mortality
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650 per 100,000 |
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[9th of 136]
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Physicians > per 1,000 people
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0.59 per 1,000 people
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[68th of 148]
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Probability of not reaching 40
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30.5% |
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[37th of 111]
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Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults
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58.7 %
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[1st of 42]
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Spending > Per person
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6 |
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[130th of 133]
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Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
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2.9% |
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[181st of 185]
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Water availability
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63,184 cubic meters |
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[17th of 169]
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... View all Health stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; UNICEF; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; UNHDR; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; World Health Organization;
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.
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