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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	70		[152nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	67		[153rd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	70		[152nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	81		[116th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	78		[10th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	15		[128th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	28		[136th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	61		[127th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	79		[65th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	84		[79th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	95		[75th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	98		[84th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	19		[15th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	64		[26th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Abortions	596,345		[3rd of 19]
Abortions (per capita)	0.552036 per 1,000 people		[17th of 19]
Access to sanitation	72%		[77th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	69.68 births		[54th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	67 %		[2nd of 52]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Recent animal cases A start of an outbreak occured on 27 January of H5N1 in the state of Maharashtra and district of Nandurbar. Newcastle disease has also been reported from the area. No human cases have been detected. Farm personnel as well as backyard farm owners and their families are being closely monitored. The team of cullers and vaccinators are under chemo-prophylactic cover. No further information has been given and no final report yet released.
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	23.8 per 1,000 people		[73rd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	42.5 %		[62nd of 76]
Births with health staff	42%		[95th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	170,000		[6th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.157369 per 1,000 people		[47th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	18%		[1st of 95]
Contraception	48%		[50th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	47 %		[20th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	61		[84th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	22.2 %		[3rd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	84%		[78th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[152nd of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	31.4 $		[140th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	4.14 %		[19th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	0.87 %		[179th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5 %		[128th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.5 %		[117th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	1%		[103rd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	28.57 %		[69th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.84 births per woman		[74th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	53.6		[134th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	53.3		[128th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	53.5		[134th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.9%		[58th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	310,000		[2nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	300.25 per million people		[54th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	5,100,000		[1st of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	4.94 per 1,000 people		[55th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.79		[51st of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.8		[52nd of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.9 per 1,000 people		[59th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	59 %		[178th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	58 %		[175th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	33 %		[144th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	22 %		[143rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	59 %		[132nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	86 %		[96th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	83 %		[77th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[103rd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	167.82 per 100,000 people		[62nd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	57.92		[44th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	27.12 deaths/1,000 live births		[73rd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	36.94 deaths/1,000 live births		[72nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	32.31 deaths/1,000 live births		[72nd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	24.25%		[43rd of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	2,100,000 $		[18th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	4.391 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[26th of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	2.034 $ per 1,000 people		[26th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	71.9 years		[145th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	66.87 years		[141st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	69.25 years		[145th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	64.32 years		[130th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	62.72 years		[122nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	63.5 years		[128th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	63		[135th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	60		[132nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	62		[131st of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases chikungunya, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria
Malaria cases > per 100,000	7		[81st of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	44.9 %		[3rd of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	46.7 %		[2nd of 63]
Maternal mortality	540 per 100,000		[19th of 136]
Measles immunization	50		[157th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	66		[12th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	37		[46th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	50		[68th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	46		[11th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	47		[5th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	18		[1st of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	16		[4th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	25		[56th of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	98.5%		[61st of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	93.8 %		[70th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	20		[161st of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	96		[142nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.6 per 1,000 people		[19th of 148]
Plastic surgery procedures	2,259		[25th of 34]
Plastic surgery procedures (per capita)	0.209 per 100,000 people		[34th of 34]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	25 %		[43rd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	20 %		[47th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	59.5 %		[15th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0.7%		[89th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.92 %		[58th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	20 %		[52nd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	78.7%		[7th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	99 per 1,000 people		[43rd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	16.7%		[53rd of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	64.7%		[107th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	59.9%		[92nd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	83.54 (est)
SARS fatalities	0		[18th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	0%		[18th of 29]
SARS female cases %	0%		[21st of 29]
SARS median age range	25		[26th of 29]
SARS total cases	3		[18th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	16.8 %		[17th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	46.6 %		[9th of 42]
Spending > Private	4.2		[12th of 141]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	2.5		[102nd of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	29.4		[92nd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	129		[101st of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	16		[101st of 121]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	0		[33rd of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	0		[33rd of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.1%		[89th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3		[76th of 166]
Transplants > Kidney	87 kidney transplants		[31st of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	0.0805359 kidney transplants per 1		[46th of 47]
Transplants > Total	87 transplants		[34th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	0.0805359 transplants per 1 millio		[48th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	199		[23rd of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	61.31 %		[92nd of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	68%		[121st of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	86.14 %		[47th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	15.8 %		[7th of 13]
Water availability	1,880 cubic meters		[123rd of 169]

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