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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	48		[173rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	62		[157th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	48		[173rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	77		[122nd of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	65		[20th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	66		[76th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	79		[81st of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	92		[84th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	39		[130th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	58		[124th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	78		[123rd of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[78th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	7		[57th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	25		[73rd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	62%		[92nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	109.96 births		[27th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	39.9 %		[5th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	34.19 per 1,000 people		[37th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	61.8 %		[25th of 76]
Births with health staff	56%		[75th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	69,000		[12th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	4.06169 per 1,000 people		[16th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	4%		[45th of 95]
Contraception	19%		[74th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	26 %		[11th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	85		[33rd of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	43.4 %		[6th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	58%		[121st of 147]
Drug access	50%		[116th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	50.7 $		[125th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.74 %		[29th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.46 %		[162nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.2 %		[120th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	5.3 %		[70th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	6.4%		[55th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	61.7 %		[3rd of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5 births per woman		[7th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	41.8		[165th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	41.1		[165th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	41.5		[164th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	6.9%		[14th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	49,000		[13th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	3,111.407 per million people		[14th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	560,000		[15th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	35.559 per 1,000 people		[12th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	11.83		[12th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	11.8		[12th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	210,000		[17th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.55 per 1,000 people		[81st of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	80 %		[144th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	68 %		[162nd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	51 %		[111st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	43 %		[104th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	58 %		[136th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	66 %		[138th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	44 %		[153rd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	86 %		[142nd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	174.31 per 100,000 people		[58th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	69.18		[37th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	59.62 deaths/1,000 live births		[37th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	69.39 deaths/1,000 live births		[35th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	64.57 deaths/1,000 live births		[36th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	34.55%		[23rd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	54.08 years		[196th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	52.54 years		[190th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	53.3 years		[195th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	46.64 years		[163rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	45.51 years		[162nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	46.06 years		[163rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	48		[166th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	47		[163rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	48		[164th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	malaria and yellow fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	11		[26th of 35]
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet	1		[22nd of 28]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	66		[3rd of 34]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	2,900		[27th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	1 %		[4th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	31.7 %		[5th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	18.1 %		[6th of 63]
Maternal mortality	430 per 100,000		[30th of 136]
Measles immunization	62		[140th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	29		[63rd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	12		[97th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	84		[33rd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	35		[34th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	21		[49th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	4		[47th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	5		[72nd of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	100		[2nd of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	23		[35th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	93.7%		[85th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	94.5 %		[65th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	18		[166th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	68		[153rd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.19 per 1,000 people		[36th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	33 %		[30th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	25 %		[34th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	83.3 %		[13th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	5.43 %		[16th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	26 %		[35th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	73.8%		[14th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	140 per 1,000 people		[28th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	36.2%		[24th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	42.6%		[139th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	38.4%		[137th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	191.62 (est)
Spending > Public	1.0%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	652		[69th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	35.7		[30th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.6%		[137th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.6		[42nd of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	96		[56th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	105.82 %		[11th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	77%		[108th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	70.66 %		[125th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	20.2 %		[4th of 13]
Water availability	19,192 cubic meters		[45th of 169]
Women circumcised	1.3		[16th of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0 per 1,000 people		[22nd of 27]
Women circumcised share	1.3%		[16th of 27]

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