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Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	33.71 births		[103rd of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	14 per 1,000 people		[131st of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	98.3 %		[30th of 76]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.2 births per woman		[109th of 194]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	18.68 per 1,000 people		[1st of 149]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	10.83 per 100,000 people		[168th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	6.96 deaths/1,000 live births		[161st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	8.43 deaths/1,000 live births		[166th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	7.72 deaths/1,000 live births		[164th of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	82.11 years		[36th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	75.9 years		[37th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	78.92 years		[34th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	79.98 years		[37th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	77.2 years		[17th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	78.55 years		[30th of 194]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.64 per 1,000 people		[58th of 148]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	7.1 %		[14th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	12.4 %		[18th of 42]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	50 %		[74th of 171]

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