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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	80		[130th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	80		[78th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	81		[118th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	80		[131st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	91		[86th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	73		[13th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	70		[71st of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	72		[88th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	74		[107th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	62		[96th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	73		[108th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	91		[95th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	28		[111st of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	14		[25th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	26		[72nd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	64%		[89th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	60.95 births		[65th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	44 %		[11th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	30.63 per 1,000 people		[44th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	47.1 %		[40th of 76]
Births with health staff	44%		[90th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	34,000		[18th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	1.54926 per 1,000 people		[25th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	5%		[39th of 95]
Contraception	22%		[71st of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	25.2 %		[11th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	76		[58th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	39.9 %		[7th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	73%		[105th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[146th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	27.2 $		[145th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.87 %		[26th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.83 %		[112nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	6.7 %		[72nd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	29.9 %		[19th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	18.5%		[30th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	60 %		[16th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	4.06 births per woman		[40th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	50.3		[147th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	49.2		[144th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	49.8		[144th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	3.1%		[31st of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	30,000		[17th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	1,414.303 per million people		[31st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	350,000		[16th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	16.5 per 1,000 people		[27th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	3		[30th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	3		[30th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	204,000		[18th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.46 per 1,000 people		[110th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	84 %		[130th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	83 %		[129th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	18 %		[161st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	11 %		[158th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	27 %		[172nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	75 %		[127th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	64 %		[123rd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	88 %		[133rd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	204.98 per 100,000 people		[50th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	52.22		[51st of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	47.85 deaths/1,000 live births		[51st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	56.64 deaths/1,000 live births		[50th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	52.31 deaths/1,000 live births		[50th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	23.99%		[45th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	60.35 years		[180th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	58.65 years		[179th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	59.49 years		[179th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	57.97 years		[139th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	57.02 years		[136th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	57.48 years		[136th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	60		[146th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	57		[143rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	58		[146th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	malaria and yellow fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	61		[7th of 34]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	15,344		[8th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	4 %		[5th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	29.9 %		[9th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	22.1 %		[11th of 63]
Maternal mortality	210 per 100,000		[46th of 136]
Measles immunization	73		[131st of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	57		[27th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	31		[58th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	28		[86th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	26		[54th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	25		[38th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	5		[39th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	10		[36th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	100		[5th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	22		[36th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[28th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	78.2 %		[123rd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	30		[149th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	73		[151st of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.15 per 1,000 people		[40th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	37 %		[21st of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	12 %		[62nd of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	91.9 %		[6th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[131st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	2.27 %		[35th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	11 %		[71st of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	59%		[39th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	98 per 1,000 people		[45th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	27%		[41st of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	53.8%		[118th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	48.3%		[115th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	130.52 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	0.7 %		[39th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	7.4 %		[41st of 42]
Spending > Per person	19		[106th of 133]
Spending > Private	2.9		[41st of 141]
Spending > Public	1.7% (1999)
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	3.5		[96th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	28.4		[93rd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	161		[98th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	16		[100th of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	16.8%		[21st of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	17.3		[12th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	17.3		[12th of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	5.6%		[107th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.1		[51st of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	145		[39th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	37.45 %		[149th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	88%		[90th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	71.72 %		[115th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	34 %		[1st of 13]
Water availability	2,756 cubic meters		[110th of 169]
Women circumcised	2.6		[10th of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0.000118473 per 1,000 people		[20th of 27]
Women circumcised share	2.6%		[10th of 27]

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