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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	92		[88th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	88		[97th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	91		[93rd of 187]
Abortions	807		[18th of 19]
Abortions (per capita)	2.71958 per 1,000 people		[9th of 19]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	16.87 births		[145th of 184]
Age of women at first childbirth	25.5 years old		[12th of 17]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	14.2 per 1,000 people		[129th of 195]
Births > Low birth weight	4.1%		[26th of 26]
Breast cancer incidence	39.4 per 100,000 females		[1st of 26]
Daily smokers	22.4%		[24th of 30]
Daily smokers > 1990	30.3%		[13th of 27]
Dependency ratio per 100	52		[124th of 166]
Digestive disease deaths	11.3 per 100,000 people		[26th of 26]
Drug access	95%		[34th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	4,413 $		[6th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.64 %		[130th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	8.26 %		[7th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	9.9 %		[14th of 187]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[163rd of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.05 births per woman		[116th of 194]
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum	2.9%		[12th of 21]
Health care funding > Private per capita	$406.00 per capita		[18th of 25]
Health care funding > Public per capita	$2,202.00 per capita		[1st of 25]
Health care funding > Total per capita	$2,608.00 per capita		[4th of 25]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73.6		[14th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	72.1		[2nd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	72.8		[6th of 186]
Heart disease deaths	115.4 per 100,000 people		[8th of 26]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.2%		[95th of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	220		[125th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.772 per 1,000 people		[93rd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.15		[89th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.2		[88th of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	7.6 per 1,000 people		[7th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	95 %		[71st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[103rd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100 %		[8th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[4th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[21st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	100 %		[35th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[16th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[38th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	2.85 per 100,000 people		[198th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	3.31		[177th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	3.1 deaths/1,000 live births		[213rd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	3.39 deaths/1,000 live births		[217th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	3.25 deaths/1,000 live births		[216th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	1.11%		[106th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy > Female healthy years	72 years		[13th of 29]
Life expectancy > Healthy years	71.1 years		[6th of 29]
Life expectancy > Male healthy years	70.2 years		[4th of 29]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	82.76 years		[21st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	78.43 years		[11th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	80.55 years		[14th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	83.1 years		[8th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	79.2 years		[1st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	81.1 years		[4th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	82		[18th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	78		[10th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	80		[11th of 186]
Measles immunization	99		[14th of 168]
Obesity	12.4%		[17th of 29]
Obesity in men	12.4%		[4th of 11]
Obesity in women	12.4%		[4th of 11]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[35th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[11th of 185]
Overall health performance	77%		[15th of 19]
Overall health performance (per capita)	2.595 % per 10,000 people		[4th of 19]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	2,353		[6th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	2,802		[9th of 185]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female	11.6%		[13th of 29]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males	9.7%		[10th of 29]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	3.62 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 148]
Practising physicians	3.6 per 1,000 people		[3rd of 24]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[139th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.2 %		[98th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[143rd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	16%		[168th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	5 per 1,000 people		[181st of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	8.7%		[45th of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	90%		[11th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	84.4%		[3rd of 159]
Public spending as % of total	84%		[6th of 25]
Red Cross donations	99,964		[25th of 37]
Respiratory disease child death rate	3.07
Respiratory disease deaths	60.4 per 100,000 people		[3rd of 26]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	19.6 %		[11th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	25.4 %		[27th of 42]
Spending > Per person	2,701		[6th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.3		[114th of 141]
Spending > Public	7.4% (1999)
Stomach cancer deaths	8.4		[11th of 26]
Suicide rate > Females	3 per 100,000 people		[54th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	5.3 per 100,000 people		[12th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	15.8 per 100,000 people		[41st of 80]
Suicide rate > Middle aged	33		[13th of 34]
Teen birth rate	29		[18th of 40]
Teenage pregnancy	264 births		[25th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy (per capita)	889.677 births per 1 million peo		[5th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy > Share	9%		[8th of 26]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	23		[36th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	25		[99th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,915		[27th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	24		[76th of 121]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	9.2 % of GDP		[8th of 28]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	9.9%		[11th of 185]
Total fertility rate	1.9		[129th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	2		[166th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	53.33 %		[111st of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	50 %		[165th of 171]
Water availability	609,319 cubic meters		[3rd of 169]
Years lived in ill health > Female	9.5 years		[12th of 29]
Years lived in ill health > Male	7.5 years		[10th of 29]

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