NationMaster - Tanzanian Health statistics

Children Underweight Rate	7%		[26th of 95]
Intestinal diseases death rate	30.75%		[36th of 141]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	52.04 years		[192nd of 220]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	44 %		[13th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	78.2 %	...	[9th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	4.4%		[66th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	6.46 %	...	[13th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	44 %	...	[14th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	45.2%		[86th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	140 per 1,000 people		[29th of 187]
Respiratory disease child death rate	148.89 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	1.3 %	...	[22nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	23 %	...	[24th of 42]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.9%		[125th of 185]
Total fertility rate	5.1		[30th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	44.9 %	...	[126th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	81.33 %	...	[80th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	21.8 %	...	[2nd of 13]
Women circumcised	1.5		[15th of 27]
Women circumcised share	1.5%		[15th of 27]

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SOURCES: UNICEF; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment ; World Development Indicators database; World Health Organization; The World Health Report 2001; Unicef (1994)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, united rep. of tanzania, Tanzania, U. Rep. of

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