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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	97		[44th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	46		[105th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	90		[86th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	97		[47th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[18th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	43		[99th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	66		[98th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	88		[90th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	90		[46th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	95		[47th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[22nd of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[11th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	39		[1st of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	14		[81st of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	28%		[122nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	74.37 births		[52nd of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	14 %		[52nd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	25.79 per 1,000 people		[68th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	94.2 %		[28th of 76]
Births with health staff	98%		[24th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	28,000		[21st of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	17.0732 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	2%		[64th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	48 %		[17th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	74		[59th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	7.2 %		[47th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	95%		[44th of 147]
Drug access	80%		[69th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	328.6 $		[60th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.37 %		[87th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	4.03 %		[72nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	6.4 %		[82nd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	2.5 %		[83rd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	3.8%		[74th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	53.85 %		[51st of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.03 births per woman		[69th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	35.4		[180th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	36		[175th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	35.7		[175th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	37.3%		[2nd of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	33,000		[16th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	18,627.692 per million people		[1st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	350,000		[17th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	197.566 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	38.8		[1st of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	38.8		[1st of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	69,000		[27th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.58 per 1,000 people		[105th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	97 %		[51st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[101st of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	42 %		[128th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	25 %		[136th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	57 %		[139th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	95 %		[62nd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	90 %		[61st of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[24th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	654.5 per 100,000 people		[5th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	69.98		[35th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	43.04 deaths/1,000 live births		[55th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	44.94 deaths/1,000 live births		[65th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	44.01 deaths/1,000 live births		[62nd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	20.72%		[50th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	49.02 years		[206th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	51.28 years		[197th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	50.16 years		[201st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	34.47 years		[183rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	35.44 years		[182nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	34.97 years		[183rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	36		[187th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	37		[184th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	36		[186th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Malaria cases > per 100,000	48,704		[2nd of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	23.1 %		[28th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	12.5 %		[40th of 63]
Maternal mortality	330 per 100,000		[38th of 136]
Measles immunization	86		[92nd of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	11		[94th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	34		[53rd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	66		[55th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	23		[69th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	13		[79th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[66th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	5		[73rd of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	85		[30th of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	30.8%		[179th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	27.9 %		[179th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	240		[73rd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	387		[76th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.4 per 1,000 people		[25th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	23 %		[48th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	30 %		[24th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	96.8 %		[9th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	19.9%		[27th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	24.1 %		[2nd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	32 %		[26th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	38.1%		[98th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	83 per 1,000 people		[56th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	49.5%		[7th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	29.6%		[154th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	24.5%		[155th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	103.43 (est)
Spending > Per person	127		[64th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.5		[102nd of 141]
Spending > Public	2.5%
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	21		[90th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6%		[91st of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.7		[64th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	224		[18th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	68.53 %		[66th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	97%		[47th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	64.65 %		[145th of 171]
Water availability	9,345 cubic meters		[65th of 169]

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• In Botswana, more than one in three adults aged 15-49 are infected with HIV/AIDS.

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