NationMaster - Saint Vincentian Health statistics

% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	4	[4th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	91	[91st of 153]
Access to sanitation	78%	[78th of 129]
Dependency ratio per 100	91	[91st of 166]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	124%	[124th of 179]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	96	[96th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	72	[72nd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	88	[88th of 186]
Infant mortality rate	107	[107th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	131 deaths/1,000 live births	[131st of 219]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	102 years	[102nd of 220]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	89 years	[89th of 220]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	95	[95th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	76	[76th of 186]
Measles immunization	87	[87th of 168]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	83	[83rd of 185]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	105%	[105th of 185]
Suicide rate > Females	78 per 100,000 people	[78th of 80]
Suicide rate > Males	81 per 100,000 people	[81st of 80]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	94%	[94th of 185]

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SOURCES: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Measles; Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - TB; The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities; Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003; External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002; Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females; Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males; Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population; The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country; 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 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. ; Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females; Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males; Children 1 year old immunized against measles (%); Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002; Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002; Suicide rates per 100,000 people; Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2002

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, saint vincent and grenadines, saint vincent, saint vincent/grenadines, st vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St vincent

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