NationMaster - Samoan Health statistics

Infant mortality rate	28.72		[73rd of 179]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	74.26 years		[121st of 220]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	78 %	...	[124th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	181		[90th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	238		[102nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.7 per 1,000 people	...	[71st of 148]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[103rd of 159]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	4 %	...	[123rd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	24.1%		[150th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	30 per 1,000 people		[97th of 187]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	24 %	...	[5th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	60 %	...	[2nd of 42]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	12.7		[69th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	33.9		[78th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,509		[39th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	23.3		[81st of 0]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.2%		[79th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.1		[50th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	66.07 %	...	[76th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	100 %	...	[4th of 171]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database; World Health Organization; The World Health Report 2001; World Health Organization; World Health Organization2005

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa

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