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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	89		[100th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	85		[68th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	80		[119th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	90		[98th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[13th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	74		[68th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	86		[69th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	92		[83rd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	75		[70th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	85		[77th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	90		[99th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[58th of 133]
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	94%		[42nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	83.48 births		[45th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	38.8 %		[10th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	22.17 per 1,000 people		[83rd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	74.7 %		[20th of 76]
Births with health staff	69%		[67th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	660		[61st of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0493864 per 1,000 people		[57th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	2%		[72nd of 95]
Contraception	66%		[17th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	72.7 %		[3rd of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	61		[83rd of 166]
Drinking water availability %	85%		[76th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[143rd of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	127.3 $		[99th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.26 %		[45th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.24 %		[133rd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.5 %		[109th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.8 %		[111st of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0.9%		[105th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	54.55 %		[50th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.67 births per woman		[83rd of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	64.1		[74th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	59.8		[75th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61.9		[72nd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.3%		[66th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	1,700		[59th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	132.264 per million people		[54th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	21,000		[55th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	1.634 per 1,000 people		[62nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.3		[73rd of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.3		[71st of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	7,000		[57th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.5 per 1,000 people		[46th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	94 %		[83rd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	93 %		[87th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	89 %		[60th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	82 %		[56th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	94 %		[71st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	94 %		[67th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	89 %		[63rd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	97 %		[92nd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	131.02 per 100,000 people		[71st of 200]
Infant mortality rate	24.49		[83rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	16.88 deaths/1,000 live births		[111st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	25.61 deaths/1,000 live births		[97th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	21.35 deaths/1,000 live births		[103rd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	14.28%		[68th of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	550,000,000 $		[1st of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	25,882.353 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[3rd of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	44,050.817 $ per 1,000 people		[3rd of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	79.84 years		[59th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	73.94 years		[63rd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	76.81 years		[60th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	77.69 years		[53rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	71.79 years		[56th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	74.67 years		[54th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	74		[77th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68		[80th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	71		[76th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	728		[40th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	26.4 %		[10th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	11.6 %		[43rd of 63]
Maternal mortality	160 per 100,000		[51st of 136]
Measles immunization	99		[9th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	34		[56th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	29		[64th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	99		[5th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	27		[51st of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	15		[66th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[78th of 104]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	50		[52nd of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	88.4%		[98th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	85.4 %		[101st of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	71		[126th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	197		[112nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.48 per 1,000 people		[57th of 148]
Plastic surgery procedures	5,979		[17th of 34]
Plastic surgery procedures (per capita)	44.74 per 100,000 people		[12th of 34]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	8 %		[82nd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	5 %		[88th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	84.2 %		[12th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	2.3%		[79th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.29 %		[86th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	6 %		[99th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	64%		[28th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	33 per 1,000 people		[93rd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	11.1%		[67th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	77.3%		[75th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	69%		[61st of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	32.80
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	17.4 %		[1st of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	45.5 %		[2nd of 42]
Spending > Per person	59		[83rd of 133]
Spending > Private	2		[75th of 141]
Spending > Public	1.7%
Suicide rate > Females	3 per 100,000 people		[56th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	1.9 per 100,000 people		[70th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	5.7 per 100,000 people		[62nd of 80]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	17.4		[54th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	45.5		[45th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	232		[91st of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	31.5		[55th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.8%		[131st of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.7		[88th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	94		[58th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	27.64 %		[162nd of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	99%		[10th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	84.51 %		[61st of 171]
Water availability	34,161 cubic meters		[32nd of 169]

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