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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	47		[175th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	44		[183rd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	48		[174th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	59		[148th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	34		[53rd of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	8		[133rd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	12		[144th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	25		[141st of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	11		[146th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	13		[150th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	19		[147th of 147]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	28 %		[16th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	51.05 per 1,000 people		[7th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	14.3 %		[47th of 76]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	10 %		[16th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	86		[32nd of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	48.1 %		[3rd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	13%		[148th of 147]
expenditure per capita > current US$	13.5 $		[171st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.66 %		[32nd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	0.74 %		[183rd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.4 %		[142nd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	6.1 %		[68th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	42.6%		[6th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	7.9 births per woman		[4th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	35.8		[179th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	35.3		[177th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	35.5		[178th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.01%		[135th of 136]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.4 per 1,000 people		[62nd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	76 %		[154th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	64 %		[167th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	34 %		[140th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	29 %		[131st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	49 %		[153rd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	39 %		[174th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	31 %		[167th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	63 %		[175th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	168.26 per 100,000 people		[61st of 200]
Infant mortality rate	165.96		[2nd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	150.24 deaths/1,000 live births		[2nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	158.88 deaths/1,000 live births		[4th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	154.67 deaths/1,000 live births		[3rd of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	44.39 years		[211st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	44.04 years		[213rd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	44.21 years		[213rd of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	44.78 years		[187th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	44.57 years		[180th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	44.67 years		[184th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	42		[180th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	41		[179th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	42		[179th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	53.7 %		[1st of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	39.3 %		[3rd of 63]
Measles immunization	40		[161st of 168]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	2		[111st of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	52		[4th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	48		[3rd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	25		[1st of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	84		[33rd of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	40		[7th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	80.5%		[128th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	97.7 %		[48th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	13		[178th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	34		[176th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.19 per 1,000 people		[73rd of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	16.1 %		[26th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[155th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[119th of 148]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	60.8%		[36th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	249 per 1,000 people		[3rd of 187]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	17 %		[2nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	82 %		[1st of 42]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	98		[103rd of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	8%		[42nd of 185]
Total fertility rate	6.8		[10th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	44 %		[128th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	89.01 %		[33rd of 171]
Water availability	2,986 cubic meters		[103rd of 169]

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