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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	95		[69th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	95		[38th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	97		[40th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	95		[69th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	94		[75th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	55		[85th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	75		[86th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	93		[79th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	81		[62nd of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	88		[68th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	95		[69th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[27th of 133]
Abortion law > North & Central America > Mental Health	No
Access to sanitation	30%		[117th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	96.86 births		[31st of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	28.47 per 1,000 people		[58th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	55.7 %		[25th of 76]
Births with health staff	54%		[80th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	3,000		[43rd of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.418527 per 1,000 people		[37th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	4%		[48th of 95]
Contraception	50%		[44th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	61.8 %		[3rd of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	78		[53rd of 166]
Drinking water availability %	88%		[66th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[153rd of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	77.1 $		[113rd of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.25 %		[47th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.95 %		[77th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	7.2 %		[61st of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	8.7 %		[62nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	8%		[48th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	26.23 %		[87th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.47 births per woman		[58th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	60.5		[108th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	56.3		[115th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	58.4		[113rd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1.8%		[40th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	4,100		[49th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	594.81 per million people		[41st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	63,000		[45th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	9.14 per 1,000 people		[38th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	1.6		[41st of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	1.6		[41st of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	14,000		[51st of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1 per 1,000 people		[50th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	91 %		[101st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	92 %		[91st of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	69 %		[89th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	54 %		[83rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	87 %		[91st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	87 %		[91st of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	81 %		[83rd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[104th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	78.33 per 100,000 people		[88th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	29.64		[72nd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	21.43 deaths/1,000 live births		[90th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	27.63 deaths/1,000 live births		[90th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	24.61 deaths/1,000 live births		[89th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	7.96%		[81st of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	220,000,000 $		[6th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	34,766.542 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[2nd of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	33,425.126 $ per 1,000 people		[5th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	71.01 years		[149th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	67.81 years		[138th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	69.37 years		[144th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	70.69 years		[115th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	66.55 years		[106th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	68.57 years		[106th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	69		[114th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	65		[111st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	67		[112nd 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 and malaria
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	541		[46th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	29.2 %		[10th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	16.6 %		[14th of 63]
Maternal mortality	110 per 100,000		[63rd of 136]
Measles immunization	98		[22nd of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	34		[55th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	35		[50th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	80		[39th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	29		[47th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	17		[62nd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	1		[127th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	62		[46th of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	85.4%		[111st of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	84.3 %		[106th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	80		[124th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	156		[121st of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.57 per 1,000 people		[72nd of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	23 %		[47th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	22 %		[43rd of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	82.6 %		[4th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	7.3%		[49th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	1.54 %		[45th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	23 %		[45th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	48.8%		[77th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	42 per 1,000 people		[82nd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	16%		[54th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	70.5%		[101st of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	59.3%		[94th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	59.24 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	11 %		[3rd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	36 %		[3rd of 42]
Spending > Per person	74		[79th of 133]
Spending > Private	4.7		[7th of 141]
Spending > Public	3.9%
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	11		[70th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	36		[72nd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	595		[73rd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	0		[122nd of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.2%		[82nd of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.7		[65th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	46		[86th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	82.44 %		[42nd of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	93%		[70th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	84.99 %		[55th of 171]
Water availability	14,949 cubic meters		[48th of 169]

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