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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	89		[102nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	97		[28th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	89		[91st of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	93		[85th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	97		[62nd of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	25		[118th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	50		[114th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	71		[113rd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	82		[61st of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	92		[58th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[32nd of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[82nd of 133]
Abortion law > North & Central America > Mental Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	68%		[85th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	80.19 births		[48th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	66 %		[3rd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	28.04 per 1,000 people		[59th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	83.3 %		[27th of 76]
Children living with AIDS	180		[76th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.640378 per 1,000 people		[34th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	1%		[86th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	56 %		[9th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	72		[64th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	92%		[54th of 147]
Drug access	80%		[80th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	200.5 $		[78th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.36 %		[88th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.74 %		[115th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.1 %		[125th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	5.3 %		[71st of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	8%		[49th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	27.78 %		[76th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.97 births per woman		[71st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	62.2		[97th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	58.4		[97th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	60.3		[94th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	2.4%		[37th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	300		[88th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	1,165.954 per million people		[35th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	3,600		[79th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	13.153 per 1,000 people		[32nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	2		[38th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	2		[38th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	1,000		[80th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.3 per 1,000 people		[54th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[64th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	95 %		[66th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	47 %		[115th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	25 %		[139th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	71 %		[114th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	91 %		[81st of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	82 %		[81st of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[19th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	48.57 per 100,000 people		[112nd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	26.37		[76th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	20.81 deaths/1,000 live births		[94th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	26.35 deaths/1,000 live births		[94th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	23.65 deaths/1,000 live births		[93rd of 225]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	49,600,000 $		[12th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	56,926.432 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[1st of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	192,771.084 $ per 1,000 people		[1st of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	70.08 years		[153rd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	66.39 years		[146th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	68.19 years		[149th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	74.24 years		[86th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	69.49 years		[80th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	71.81 years		[81st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	71		[107th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	65		[113rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	68		[106th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	intermediate
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	dengue fever and malaria
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	657		[42nd of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	6.2 %		[25th of 63]
Maternal mortality	140 per 100,000		[56th of 136]
Measles immunization	82		[110th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	23		[72nd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	24		[75th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	90		[26th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	6		[110th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	1		[94th of 104]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[43rd of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[1st of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	142		[100th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	299		[94th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.05 per 1,000 people		[66th of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	95.9 %		[5th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[151st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	2.49 %		[31st of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	4 %		[116th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	52.6%		[63rd of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	32 per 1,000 people		[95th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	6.8%		[87th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	82.1%		[53rd of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	77.4%		[33rd of 159]
Spending > Per person	82		[76th of 133]
Spending > Private	0.5		[140th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.3%
Suicide rate > Females	0 per 100,000 people		[80th of 80]
Suicide rate > Males	1.1 per 100,000 people		[76th of 80]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,092		[56th of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	5.2%		[114th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.1		[75th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	18		[120th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	101.92 %		[13th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	96%		[57th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	60 %		[157th of 171]
Water availability	82,102 cubic meters		[13th of 169]

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