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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	97		[45th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	97		[27th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	97		[41st of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	97		[48th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	98		[52nd of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	70		[16th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	96		[42nd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	98		[41st of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	100		[26th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	96		[34th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	97		[39th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	99		[47th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[7th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	10		[46th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	66		[22nd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	41.2 births		[93rd of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	73.2 %		[1st of 52]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Recent animal cases 7 outbreaks of H5N1 have been reported on 18 Febuary. Information was recieved from the Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo. No additional information has yet been released.
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	25.57 per 1,000 people		[69th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	74.2 %		[10th of 76]
Births with health staff	61%		[70th of 116]
Children Underweight Rate	3%		[59th of 95]
Contraception	56%		[36th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	59.2 %		[4th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	65		[77th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	28.7 %		[38th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	97%		[39th of 147]
Drug access	80%		[76th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	64 $		[117th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.72 %		[31st of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.18 %		[137th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.9 %		[98th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.8 %		[112nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	1.6%		[95th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.1 births per woman		[67th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	60.2		[111st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	57.8		[101st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	59		[107th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	700		[67th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	9.822 per million people		[71st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	12,000		[83rd of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.175 per 1,000 people		[119th of 126]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[130th of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.2 per 1,000 people		[44th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	98 %		[43rd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	98 %		[34th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	70 %		[86th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	58 %		[81st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	86 %		[92nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	98 %		[49th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	97 %		[45th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	99 %		[58th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	24.96 per 100,000 people		[140th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	33.9		[63rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	26.57 deaths/1,000 live births		[77th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	30.06 deaths/1,000 live births		[81st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	28.36 deaths/1,000 live births		[80th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	19.65%		[52nd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	74.52 years		[125th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	69.3 years		[114th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	71.85 years		[121st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	72.81 years		[102nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	68.36 years		[87th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.53 years		[100th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	69		[116th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	65		[112nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	67		[113rd 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 > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	15.6 %		[11th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	8.6 %		[15th of 63]
Maternal mortality	170 per 100,000		[50th of 136]
Measles immunization	95		[48th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	30		[61st of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	57		[19th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	28		[88th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	21		[74th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	11		[88th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	3		[58th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	5		[76th of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	92%		[89th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	99 %		[42nd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	70		[127th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	192		[115th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.54 per 1,000 people		[46th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	4 %		[97th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	3 %		[104th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	69.6 %		[10th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0.6%		[91st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[142nd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	4 %		[118th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	63.4%		[31st of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	49 per 1,000 people		[73rd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	10.3%		[71st of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	72.8%		[96th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	63.9%		[83rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	120.86
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	18 %		[17th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	40 %		[13th of 42]
Suicide rate > Females	0 per 100,000 people		[79th of 80]
Suicide rate > Males	0.1 per 100,000 people		[80th of 80]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	1.6		[105th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	0		[117th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,275		[49th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	18.3		[97th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.9%		[126th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.3		[72nd of 166]
Transplants > Kidney	15 kidney transplants		[45th of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	0.193533 kidney transplants per 1		[45th of 47]
Transplants > Total	15 transplants		[45th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	0.193533 transplants per 1 millio		[47th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	23		[109th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	62.75 %		[88th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	99%		[18th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	70.11 %		[132nd of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	10.7 %		[10th of 13]
Water availability	859 cubic meters		[146th of 169]
Women circumcised	24.2		[2nd of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0.000312234 per 1,000 people		[8th of 27]
Women circumcised share	24.2%		[2nd of 27]

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