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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	81		[126th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	70		[88th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	90		[84th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	84		[118th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	93		[78th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	70		[15th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	31		[112nd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	79		[80th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	93		[76th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	48		[115th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	85		[78th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	96		[67th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[22nd of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	7		[59th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	76		[10th of 80]
Abortion law > Middle East > Physical Health	No
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	44.49 births		[100th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	76 %		[9th of 52]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Confirmed human cases	1		[7th of 7]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Confirmed human deaths	1		[7th of 7]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	38.32 per 1,000 people		[34th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	72.1 %		[41st of 76]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	44 %		[21st of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	78		[51st of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	53.5 %		[4th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	85%		[74th of 147]
expenditure per capita > current US$	57.7 $		[122nd of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.14 %		[160th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	4.16 %		[68th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.3 %		[116th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	2.5 %		[84th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0.6%		[113rd of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.37 births per woman		[33rd of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	51.5		[142nd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	48.8		[145th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	50.1		[142nd of 186]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[99th of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.3 per 1,000 people		[53rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	81 %		[140th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[98th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	79 %		[76th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	48 %		[95th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[67th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	81 %		[114th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	50 %		[145th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	97 %		[96th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	56.02 per 100,000 people		[105th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	52.71		[50th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	39.53 deaths/1,000 live births		[60th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	51.06 deaths/1,000 live births		[56th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	45.43 deaths/1,000 live births		[58th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	33.31%		[29th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	70.99 years		[151st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	68.32 years		[129th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	69.62 years		[142nd of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	60.4 years		[144th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	57.3 years		[143rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	58.81 years		[144th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	61		[141st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	50		[155th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	55		[152nd of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	intermediate
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	22.1 %		[31st of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	15.9 %		[34th of 63]
Measles immunization	63		[139th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	27		[65th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	12		[99th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	40		[77th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	22		[71st of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	16		[64th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[70th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6		[56th of 128]
Oral rehydration rate %	21		[41st of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[6th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[19th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	7		[182nd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	44		[171st of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.66 per 1,000 people		[18th of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	76.7 %		[37th of 62]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	83.1%		[3rd of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	73 per 1,000 people		[62nd of 187]
Respiratory disease child death rate	161.79 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	5 %		[5th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	40 %		[3rd of 42]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	5		[88th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	40		[58th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,430		[43rd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	22.5		[85th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	1.5%		[186th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.7		[37th of 166]
Transplants > Kidney	33 kidney transplants		[40th of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	1.26558 kidney transplants per 1		[42nd of 47]
Transplants > Total	33 transplants		[41st of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	1.26558 transplants per 1 millio		[44th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	42.64 %		[133rd of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	84.92 %		[58th of 171]
Water availability	3,287 cubic meters		[100th of 169]

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