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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	98		[19th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	99		[1st of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	98		[22nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[2nd of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	93		[46th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	94		[49th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	97		[52nd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	70		[77th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	77		[104th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	98		[53rd of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[8th of 133]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	89%		[54th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	18.16 births		[140th of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	18.27 per 1,000 people		[106th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	96 %		[23rd of 76]
Children Underweight Rate	5%		[40th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	70 %		[7th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	46		[147th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	77%		[97th of 147]
Drug access	95%		[6th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	42.5 $		[130th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.34 %		[93rd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.96 %		[142nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.3 %		[143rd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.2 %		[105th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	1.9%		[89th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.91 births per woman		[126th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	64		[75th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	59.2		[86th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61.6		[77th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	250		[91st of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	13.346 per million people		[91st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	3,500		[106th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.187 per 1,000 people		[118th of 126]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[96th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	2,000		[73rd of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	3.1 per 1,000 people		[35th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[4th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[2nd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	91 %		[55th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	89 %		[49th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[49th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	79 %		[119th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	74 %		[98th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[82nd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	60.5 per 100,000 people		[101st of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	17.17 deaths/1,000 live births		[108th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	20.76 deaths/1,000 live births		[113rd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	19.01 deaths/1,000 live births		[111st of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	15.31%		[63rd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	77.08 years		[92nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	72.95 years		[77th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	74.97 years		[84th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	77.38 years		[57th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	72.09 years		[52nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	74.67 years		[55th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	75		[59th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68		[74th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	71		[71st of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	1,110		[37th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	13.5 %		[11th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	29.4 %		[5th of 63]
Maternal mortality	60 per 100,000		[78th of 136]
Measles immunization	95		[45th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	62		[17th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	54		[23rd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	88		[30th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	14		[91st of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	29		[25th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	14		[8th of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	95.1%		[79th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	84 %		[107th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	64		[130th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	131		[130th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.55 per 1,000 people		[20th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	28 %		[39th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	22 %		[44th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	100 %		[2nd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	1%		[85th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[127th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	22 %		[47th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	51.3%		[68th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	17 per 1,000 people		[122nd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	5.8%		[93rd of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	82.8%		[50th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	71.8%		[48th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	47.2 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	1.7 %		[34th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	23.2 %		[31st of 42]
Spending > Per person	29		[97th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.8		[81st of 141]
Spending > Public	1.7% (1999)
Suicide rate > Females	18.9 per 100,000 people		[1st of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2.5 per 100,000 people		[56th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	46.9 per 100,000 people		[7th of 80]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	3.7%		[163rd of 185]
Total fertility rate	2		[121st of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	50		[78th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	85.76 %		[31st of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	97%		[42nd of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	85.23 %		[52nd of 171]
Water availability	2,642 cubic meters		[113rd of 169]

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