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Southeast Asia > Taiwan > Health

TAIWAN HEALTH STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Infant mortality rate > Female 181 deaths/1,000 live births [181st of 219]
Infant mortality rate > Male 190 deaths/1,000 live births [190th of 219]
Infant mortality rate > Total 186 deaths/1,000 live births [186th of 219]
Life expectancy at birth > Female 46 years [46th of 220]
Life expectancy at birth > Male 50 years [50th of 220]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 50 years [50th of 220]
Plastic surgery procedures 14 [14th of 34]
SARS fatalities 4 [4th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio % 9% [9th of 29]
SARS female cases % 6% [6th of 29]
SARS median age range 14 [14th of 29]
SARS total cases 3 [3rd of 29]
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports 10 million of cigarettes [10th of 15]
Transplants > Heart 13 heart transplants [13th of 30]
Transplants > Kidney 42 kidney transplants [42nd of 47]
Transplants > Total 39 transplants [39th of 49]

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SOURCES: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. ; The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; The average number of years to be lived by amen in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. ; Corrected number of procedures per country 2002.; Number of deaths; Case fatality ratio (%); Percentage of the female population relative to the total infected population; Median age range for SARS infected persons; Total cases of SARS in given countries; Millions of cigarettes imported in 2000.; The number of heart transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).; The number of kidney transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).; The total of our statistics for kidney, liver, pancreas, kidney-pancreas, heart, lung, heart-lung and intestine transplants. Note that, in some cases, the figures for each individual organ type were taken in different years (either 2000, 2001, or 2002). Thus these totals are suggestive but not conclusive.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Taiwan, taiwan (china, republic of), chinese taipei, T'ai-wan, China, Taiwan, Taiwan (People's Republic of China), Taiwan (Peo. Rep. of China), Taiwan, China

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