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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	71		[150th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	78		[81st of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	78		[126th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	68		[155th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	76		[125th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	18		[123rd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	34		[127th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	98		[47th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	65		[90th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	71		[111st of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	94		[81st of 147]
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Mental Health	No
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	66%		[87th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	44.57 births		[89th of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	31.58 per 1,000 people		[43rd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	85 %		[26th of 76]
Births with health staff	85%		[57th of 116]
Children Underweight Rate	4%		[46th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	11 %		[24th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	83		[37th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	71%		[108th of 147]
Drug access	80%		[55th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	34.8 $		[135th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	0.32 %		[186th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	5.58 %		[43rd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.9 %		[97th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	60.8 %		[2nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	41%		[7th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	4 births per woman		[41st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	57.1		[126th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	55.4		[118th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	56.2		[120th of 186]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people		[46th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	80 %		[147th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	72 %		[156th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	31 %		[148th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	18 %		[149th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[52nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	70 %		[134th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	65 %		[121st of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	94 %		[114th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	142 per 100,000 people		[68th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	16.84 deaths/1,000 live births		[112nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	22.36 deaths/1,000 live births		[108th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	19.67 deaths/1,000 live births		[107th of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	76.1 years		[105th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	70.9 years		[101st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	73.44 years		[100th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	63.74 years		[133rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	62.18 years		[126th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	62.94 years		[130th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73		[84th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	69		[60th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70		[88th of 186]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	15,172		[9th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	27.3 %		[6th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	21.1 %		[9th of 63]
Maternal mortality	550 per 100,000		[15th of 136]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	65		[10th of 125]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	27		[49th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	21		[48th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	4		[49th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	7		[51st of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	49.2%		[168th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	55.9 %		[160th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	77		[125th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	83		[144th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.13 per 1,000 people		[83rd of 148]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[105th of 159]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	21 %		[50th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	6.8%		[184th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	27 per 1,000 people		[102nd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	8.2%		[80th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	72.5%		[99th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	67.4%		[67th of 159]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	23 %		[1st of 43]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.8%		[129th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.4		[46th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	52		[77th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	55.36 %		[106th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	86.54 %		[44th of 171]
Water availability	100,000 cubic meters		[9th of 169]

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