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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	84		[114th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	73		[142nd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	84		[119th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	90		[95th of 153]
Acute care beds	3 per 1,000 people		[18th of 22]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	13.45 births		[153rd of 184]
Age of women at first childbirth	27.8 years old		[7th of 17]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	15.3 per 1,000 people		[122nd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100 %		[4th of 76]
Births by caesarean section	204 live births per 1,000 pe		[6th of 16]
Breast cancer incidence	27.5 per 100,000 females		[6th of 26]
Child injury death index	8.3		[17th of 26]
Child maltreatment deaths	0.2 per 100,000 children		[26th of 27]
Children living with AIDS	190		[75th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0473108 per 1,000 people		[58th of 80]
Circulatory disease deaths	324 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[1st of 18]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	60 %		[2nd of 57]
Daily smokers	27%		[13th of 30]
Daily smokers > 1990	30%		[16th of 27]
Death from cancer	357.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[6th of 16]
Dependency ratio per 100	47		[145th of 166]
Digestive disease deaths	18.9 per 100,000 people		[18th of 26]
Drug access	95%		[29th of 163]
Duration of hospitalisation	6.4 days		[8th of 16]
expenditure per capita > current US$	3,234.1 $		[15th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.48 %		[143rd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	5.72 %		[38th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	7.2 %		[62nd of 187]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[160th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	36 %		[60th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.88 births per woman		[128th of 194]
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum	6.6%		[1st of 21]
Health care funding > Private per capita	$473.00 per capita		[12th of 25]
Health care funding > Public per capita	$1,480.00 per capita		[15th of 25]
Health care funding > Total per capita	$1,953.00 per capita		[15th of 25]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	71.5		[27th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68.1		[27th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	69.8		[26th of 186]
Heart disease deaths	152.6 per 100,000 people		[3rd of 26]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.1%		[121st of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	2,800		[110th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.724 per 1,000 people		[94th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.11		[94th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[120th of 145]
Hospital beds	9.7 per 1,000 people		[5th of 29]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	4.3 per 1,000 people		[32nd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[109th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	84 %		[123rd of 190]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[21st of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	12.13 per 100,000 people		[162nd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	5.5		[156th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	4.61 deaths/1,000 live births		[190th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	5.63 deaths/1,000 live births		[189th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	5.14 deaths/1,000 live births		[188th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	0.57%		[116th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2005 est.
Life expectancy > Female healthy years	70.4 years		[21st of 29]
Life expectancy > Healthy years	69 years		[21st of 29]
Life expectancy > Male healthy years	67.6 years		[21st of 29]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	80.88 years		[47th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	75.44 years		[44th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	78.07 years		[48th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	81.8 years		[19th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	77.1 years		[18th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	79.39 years		[18th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	81		[25th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	76		[20th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	78		[26th of 186]
Maternal mortality	6 per 100,000		[126th of 136]
Measles immunization	77		[123rd of 168]
Motor vehicle deaths	11.6 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[6th of 17]
Nurses	14 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 17]
Obesity	13%		[13th of 29]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	53%		[163rd of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	65.9 %		[151st of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	1,779		[16th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	2,367		[16th of 185]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female	11.2%		[20th of 29]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males	8.3%		[27th of 29]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	2.79 per 1,000 people		[4th of 148]
Pink ribbon > Breast Cancer 3 Day	Breast Cancer Walk
Practising physicians	2.4 per 1,000 people		[17th of 24]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	21.6%		[25th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.23 %		[93rd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[134th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	24.8%		[147th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	5 per 1,000 people		[178th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	10.4%		[35th of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	87.7%		[24th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	80%		[21st of 159]
Public spending as % of total	75.2%		[14th of 25]
Red Cross donations	3,854,080		[14th of 37]
Respiratory disease child death rate	1.43
Respiratory disease deaths	89.5 per 100,000 people		[1st of 26]
SARS fatalities	0		[24th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	0%		[24th of 29]
SARS female cases %	0%		[25th of 29]
SARS median age range	56		[5th of 29]
SARS total cases	1		[26th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	26 %		[3rd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	28 %		[12th of 42]
Spending > Per person	1,569		[20th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.6		[94th of 141]
Spending > Public	5.2%
Stomach cancer deaths	8.4		[12th of 26]
Suicide rate > Females	4.1 per 100,000 people		[42nd of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	4.2 per 100,000 people		[23rd of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	17.4 per 100,000 people		[38th of 80]
Suicide rate > Middle aged	26		[27th of 34]
Suicide rate > Young females	2 per 100,000 people		[39th of 43]
Suicide rate > Young males	21.5 per 100,000 people		[16th of 43]
Teen birth rate	16		[28th of 40]
Teenage pregnancy	3,138 births		[17th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy (per capita)	781.375 births per 1 million peo		[7th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy > Share	8%		[10th of 26]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	31		[13th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	32		[82nd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	2,236		[14th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	31.5		[53rd of 121]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	6.9 % of GDP		[24th of 28]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	7.3%		[57th of 185]
Total fertility rate	1.9		[128th of 166]
Transplants > Heart	14 heart transplants		[22nd of 30]
Transplants > Heart (per capita)	3.48606 heart transplants per 1		[6th of 30]
Transplants > Total	14 transplants		[46th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	3.48606 transplants per 1 millio		[38th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	6		[142nd of 165]
Tuberculosis immunisation	90%		[82nd of 134]
Water availability	13,673 cubic meters		[52nd of 169]
Years lived in ill health > Female	8.9 years		[25th of 29]
Years lived in ill health > Male	6.1 years		[28th of 29]

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