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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	93		[82nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	95		[34th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	94		[65th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	93		[81st of 187]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	100		[11th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	100		[11th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	100		[14th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	100		[12th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	100		[22nd of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[35th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[72nd of 133]
ABO and Rh distribution > A−	7 %		[2nd of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > A+	31 %		[9th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > AB−	1 %		[4th of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > AB+	2 %		[10th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > B−	2 %		[4th of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > B+	8 %		[8th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > O−	9 %		[1st of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > O+	40 %		[2nd of 10]
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Mental Health	Varies
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Physical Health	Varies
Access to sanitation	100%		[9th of 129]
Acute care beds	3.7 per 1,000 people		[12th of 22]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	14.33 births		[152nd of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	12.55 per 1,000 people		[137th of 195]
Births > Low birth weight	6.2%		[15th of 26]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	99.3 %		[11th of 76]
Births by caesarean section	217 live births per 1,000 pe		[2nd of 16]
Births with health staff	100%		[1st of 116]
Breast cancer incidence	21.6 per 100,000 females		[14th of 26]
Child injury death index	9.5		[11th of 26]
Child maltreatment deaths	0.7 per 100,000 children		[7th of 27]
Children living with AIDS	140		[79th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.00696864 per 1,000 people		[75th of 80]
Circulatory disease deaths	214 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[16th of 18]
Consultation with doctors	6.3 per person per year		[7th of 15]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	76 %		[1st of 57]
Daily smokers	19.8%		[27th of 30]
Daily smokers > 1990	28.6%		[17th of 27]
Death from cancer	298.9 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[10th of 16]
Dependency ratio per 100	48		[142nd of 166]
Digestive disease deaths	15.2 per 100,000 people		[22nd of 26]
Drinking water availability %	100%		[11th of 147]
Drug access	95%		[24th of 163]
Duration of hospitalisation	6.1 days		[10th of 16]
expenditure per capita > current US$	3,123.3 $		[16th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.12 %		[53rd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	6.48 %		[30th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	9.6 %		[21st of 187]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[155th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.77 births per woman		[137th of 194]
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum	3.1%		[9th of 21]
Health care funding > Private per capita	$611.00 per capita		[9th of 25]
Health care funding > Public per capita	$1,600.00 per capita		[10th of 25]
Health care funding > Total per capita	$2,211.00 per capita		[11th of 25]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	74.3		[10th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	70.9		[6th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	72.6		[8th of 186]
Heart disease deaths	110.9 per 100,000 people		[10th of 26]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.1%		[79th of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	14,000		[59th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.704 per 1,000 people		[74th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.07		[108th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[115th of 145]
Hospital beds	7.9 per 1,000 people		[13th of 29]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	7.4 per 1,000 people		[9th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	92 %		[95th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	94 %		[73rd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100 %		[10th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[9th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[9th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	100 %		[10th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[12th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[12th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	5.8 per 100,000 people		[186th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	4.76		[166th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	4.47 deaths/1,000 live births		[191st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	5.15 deaths/1,000 live births		[198th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	4.82 deaths/1,000 live births		[195th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	0.62%		[115th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy > Female healthy years	73.2 years		[4th of 29]
Life expectancy > Healthy years	71.6 years		[4th of 29]
Life expectancy > Male healthy years	70.1 years		[5th of 29]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	84.02 years		[8th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	79.16 years		[4th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	81.53 years		[7th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	83.16 years		[7th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	78.21 years		[7th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	80.63 years		[5th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	83		[9th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	78		[7th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	81		[6th of 186]
Measles immunization	89		[81st of 168]
Motor vehicle deaths	10 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[8th of 17]
Nurses	10.7 per 1,000 people		[4th of 17]
Obesity	21.7%		[6th of 29]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	61.4%		[158th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	61.6 %		[155th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	1,832		[13th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	2,699		[11th of 185]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female	11.4%		[15th of 29]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males	9.4%		[12th of 29]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	2.5 per 1,000 people		[26th of 148]
Plastic surgery procedures	13,305		[11th of 34]
Plastic surgery procedures (per capita)	66.227 per 100,000 people		[7th of 34]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	100 %		[1st of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	22.7%		[24th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[137th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[170th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	32.1%		[111st of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	5 per 1,000 people		[175th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	9.1%		[42nd of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	90.2%		[9th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	83.1%		[7th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	1.37
Respiratory disease deaths	35.9 per 100,000 people		[17th of 26]
SARS fatalities	0		[14th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	0%		[14th of 29]
SARS female cases %	67%		[5th of 29]
SARS median age range	15		[28th of 29]
SARS total cases	6		[13th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	16.3 %		[6th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	18.6 %		[7th of 42]
Spending > Per person	1,714		[15th of 133]
Spending > Private	2.6		[51st of 141]
Spending > Public	6.0%
Stomach cancer deaths	5.1		[24th of 26]
Suicide rate > Females	5 per 100,000 people		[36th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	4.3 per 100,000 people		[20th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	21.5 per 100,000 people		[26th of 80]
Suicide rate > Middle aged	25		[29th of 34]
Suicide rate > Young females	4.1 per 100,000 people		[25th of 43]
Suicide rate > Young males	24.6 per 100,000 people		[13th of 43]
Teen birth rate	21		[25th of 40]
Teenage pregnancy	11,849 births		[7th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy (per capita)	589.796 births per 1 million peo		[10th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy > Share	9%		[6th of 26]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	18		[51st of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	21.1		[108th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,907		[28th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	19.5		[93rd of 121]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	9.1 % of GDP		[9th of 28]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	9.5%		[18th of 185]
Total fertility rate	1.7		[141st of 166]
Transplants > Heart	32 heart transplants		[11th of 30]
Transplants > Heart (per capita)	1.59283 heart transplants per 1		[17th of 30]
Transplants > Heart and lung	4 heart-lung transplants		[3rd of 11]
Transplants > Heart and lung (per capita)	0.199104 heart-lung transplants p		[3rd of 11]
Transplants > Kidney	411 kidney transplants		[9th of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	20.4579 kidney transplants per 1		[17th of 47]
Transplants > Liver	135 liver transplants		[12th of 29]
Transplants > Liver (per capita)	6.71976 liver transplants per 1		[14th of 29]
Transplants > Lung	49 lung transplants		[5th of 16]
Transplants > Lung (per capita)	2.43902 lung transplants per 1 m		[7th of 16]
Transplants > Total	631 transplants		[11th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	31.4087 transplants per 1 millio		[15th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	4		[155th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	42.35 %		[135th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	84.93 %		[57th of 171]
Water availability	25,708 cubic meters		[38th of 169]
Years lived in ill health > Female	9.5 years		[11th of 29]
Years lived in ill health > Male	7.3 years		[11th of 29]

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