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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	98		[24th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	99		[6th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	99		[6th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	90		[97th of 187]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	94		[45th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	95		[48th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	98		[48th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	89		[48th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	91		[62nd of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	95		[76th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[34th of 133]
Abortion law > Caribbean > Mental Health	No
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	18.1 per 1,000 people		[117th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100 %		[5th of 76]
Children Underweight Rate	4%		[49th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	53 %		[14th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	55		[107th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	91%		[56th of 147]
Drug access	50%		[99th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	485.3 $		[47th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.41 %		[146th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.39 %		[91st of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.8 %		[131st of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.9 %		[110th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	1.1%		[101st of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.7 births per woman		[151st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	63.6		[78th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	60.1		[71st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61.9		[74th of 186]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.5 per 1,000 people		[43rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[8th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[6th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	95 %		[44th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	94 %		[44th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[50th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	91 %		[83rd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	89 %		[64th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[105th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	6.65 per 100,000 people		[183rd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	20.18		[95th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	14.62 deaths/1,000 live births		[122nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	20.21 deaths/1,000 live births		[115th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	17.49 deaths/1,000 live births		[118th of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	76.26 years		[104th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	72.33 years		[84th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	74.25 years		[91st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	78.2 years		[49th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	72.5 years		[46th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	75.28 years		[45th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	75		[61st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	70		[54th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	72		[58th of 186]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	6.7 %		[7th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	9.5 %		[6th of 63]
Maternal mortality	150 per 100,000		[53rd of 136]
Measles immunization	99		[5th of 168]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	7		[119th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	10		[91st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	4		[51st of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	10		[33rd of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[11th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[9th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	361		[56th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	527		[64th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.17 per 1,000 people		[82nd of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	100 %		[3rd of 62]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	31.4%		[115th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	22 per 1,000 people		[106th of 187]
Spending > Per person	179		[52nd of 133]
Spending > Private	1.6		[90th of 141]
Spending > Public	0.4%
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.8%		[130th of 185]
Total fertility rate	1.6		[146th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	3		[158th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	246.26 %		[1st of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	100 %		[1st of 171]
Water availability	800 cubic meters		[147th of 169]

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