NationMaster - Tongan Health statistics

Life expectancy at birth > Female	72.76 years		[137th of 220]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	1.3 %	...	[10th of 52]
Nutrition > % of children who are � exclusively breastfed 6 months	62		[14th of 125]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[50th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	84.9 %	...	[103rd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	214		[80th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	292		[96th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.34 per 1,000 people	...	[70th of 148]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[159th of 159]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	26.5%		[138th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	19 per 1,000 people		[119th of 187]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	10.5 %	...	[22nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	52.9 %	...	[5th of 42]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	14.2		[66th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	62.4		[7th of 115]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	38.3		[19th of 0]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.9%		[66th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.7		[66th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	95.57 %	...	[19th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	83.33 %	...	[64th of 171]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database; UNICEF; World Health Organization; The World Health Report 2001; World Health Organization; World Health Organization2005

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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