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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	87		[109th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	86		[102nd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	86		[111st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	90		[98th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	99		[29th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	99		[37th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	99		[45th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	85		[55th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	92		[57th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	98		[55th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	98		[85th of 133]
Abortion law > Caribbean > Mental Health	Restricted
Access to sanitation	96%		[37th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	77.53 births		[50th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	39 %		[34th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	15.76 per 1,000 people		[118th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	97 %		[22nd of 76]
Births with health staff	95%		[41st of 116]
Children living with AIDS	800		[58th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.292398 per 1,000 people		[40th of 80]
Contraception	66%		[16th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	69.1 %		[5th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	60		[88th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	21.1 %		[44th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	92%		[55th of 147]
Drug access	95%		[46th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	175.6 $		[89th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.38 %		[86th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.82 %		[113rd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.2 %		[119th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.4 %		[98th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	4.1%		[70th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	27.6 %		[80th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.38 births per woman		[95th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	65.9		[55th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	64.2		[41st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	65.1		[47th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1.2%		[47th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	900		[64th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	342.155 per million people		[48th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	22,000		[54th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	8.364 per 1,000 people		[41st of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	1.22		[44th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	1.2		[46th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	5,000		[61st of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people		[52nd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	88 %		[114th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	84 %		[122nd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	80 %		[73rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	69 %		[69th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	91 %		[80th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	93 %		[71st of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	88 %		[68th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[86th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	7.41 per 100,000 people		[178th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	12.81		[116th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	14.92 deaths/1,000 live births		[118th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	16.19 deaths/1,000 live births		[130th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	15.57 deaths/1,000 live births		[125th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	14.43%		[66th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	75.38 years		[115th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	71.88 years		[89th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	73.59 years		[96th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	72.65 years		[106th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	69.22 years		[82nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.9 years		[94th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	74		[80th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	71		[51st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	73		[54th of 186]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	4.4 %		[21st of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	3.6 %		[18th of 63]
Maternal mortality	95 per 100,000		[66th of 136]
Measles immunization	96		[42nd of 168]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	100		[2nd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	6		[122nd of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	6		[111st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	3		[97th of 128]
Oral rehydration rate %	2		[74th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	61.8%		[156th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	63.6 %		[153rd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	134		[104th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	234		[104th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.85 per 1,000 people		[45th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	14 %		[68th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	10 %		[69th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	98.1 %		[3rd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	32.5%		[15th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	1.53 %		[46th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	9 %		[83rd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	42.6%		[90th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	14 per 1,000 people		[134th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	5.4%		[95th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	84.1%		[44th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	77.5%		[31st of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	34.07 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	11.6 %		[10th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	37.7 %		[8th of 42]
Spending > Per person	157		[55th of 133]
Spending > Private	2.5		[58th of 141]
Spending > Public	3.0%
Suicide rate > Females	0.2 per 100,000 people		[77th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2.5 per 100,000 people		[57th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	0.5 per 100,000 people		[79th of 80]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	735		[67th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	14.6		[108th of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	19.3%		[14th of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	14.5		[19th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	14.5		[19th of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6%		[93rd of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.3		[111st of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	3		[163rd of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	60.69 %		[94th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	88%		[91st of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	46.38 %		[166th of 171]
Water availability	3,651 cubic meters		[94th of 169]

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