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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	38		[184th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	55		[167th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	31		[186th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	89		[101st of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	50		[31st of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	43		[100th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	53		[111st of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	55		[130th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	47		[117th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	86		[74th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	95		[70th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[33rd of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	13		[30th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	48		[47th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	98%		[32nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	102.4 births		[29th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	48 %		[30th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	29.9 per 1,000 people		[48th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	85.5 %		[36th of 76]
Births with health staff	86%		[54th of 116]
Contraception	33%		[57th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	32.7 %		[30th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	82		[40th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	43.7 %		[16th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	86%		[71st of 147]
Drug access	0%		[157th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	231.3 $		[71st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.4 %		[147th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.1 %		[101st of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.5 %		[140th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.3 %		[102nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	2.8%		[83rd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	58.93 %		[21st of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.73 births per woman		[51st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	52.6		[139th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	50.2		[141st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	51.4		[141st of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	8.1%		[12th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	3,000		[54th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	2,236.621 per million people		[22nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	48,000		[49th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	35.786 per 1,000 people		[11th of 126]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	9,000		[55th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	3.19 per 1,000 people		[69th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	38 %		[185th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	55 %		[179th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	36 %		[136th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	30 %		[127th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	37 %		[167th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	88 %		[87th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	47 %		[149th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[112nd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	307.54 per 100,000 people		[26th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	54.34		[48th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	43.77 deaths/1,000 live births		[54th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	61.27 deaths/1,000 live births		[44th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	52.65 deaths/1,000 live births		[49th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	32.39%		[31st of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	54.57 years		[194th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	52.5 years		[192nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	53.52 years		[194th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	54.31 years		[150th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	53.36 years		[147th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	53.83 years		[149th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	60		[147th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	55		[149th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	58		[147th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Malaria cases > per 100,000	2,148		[32nd of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	20.7 %		[12th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	11.9 %		[16th of 63]
Maternal mortality	520 per 100,000		[23rd of 136]
Measles immunization	55		[150th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	9		[100th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	6		[119th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	15		[102nd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	21		[75th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	12		[82nd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[75th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	3		[96th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	89		[29th of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[42nd of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[15th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	102		[114th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	248		[100th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.29 per 1,000 people		[30th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	10 %		[78th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	5 %		[86th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	94.4 %		[12th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	7.88 %		[11th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	5 %		[106th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	58.7%		[41st of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	109 per 1,000 people		[42nd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	32%		[33rd of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	48.7%		[125th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	43.5%		[124th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	202.51 (est)
Spending > Per person	122		[65th of 133]
Spending > Private	1		[124th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.1%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	487		[79th of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.3%		[153rd of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.9		[57th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	187		[29th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	57.48 %		[98th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	89%		[85th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	40.29 %		[167th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	28 %		[6th of 13]
Water availability	133,333 cubic meters		[8th of 169]

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