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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	84		[116th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	84		[69th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	78		[130th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	83		[123rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	91		[89th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	60		[25th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	82		[56th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	87		[67th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	96		[63rd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	42		[124th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	57		[128th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	88		[107th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	5		[128th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	20		[13th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	57		[33rd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Restricted
Access to sanitation	38%		[111st of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	95.13 births		[33rd of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	49 %		[8th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	39.22 per 1,000 people		[24th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	41.6 %		[41st of 76]
Births with health staff	44%		[92nd of 116]
Children living with AIDS	220,000		[5th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	6.5031 per 1,000 people		[9th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	7%		[29th of 95]
Contraception	39%		[55th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	39.3 %		[8th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	80		[47th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	33.3 %		[8th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	57%		[126th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[160th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	20.1 $		[157th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.35 %		[92nd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.75 %		[152nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.1 %		[148th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	18.3 %		[34th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	16.4%		[35th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	61.67 %		[4th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	4.98 births per woman		[30th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	44.8		[158th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	44.1		[154th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	44.4		[156th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	6.7%		[15th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	150,000		[5th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	4,582.424 per million people		[11th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	1,200,000		[6th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	36.659 per 1,000 people		[10th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	15.01		[8th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	15		[9th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	892,000		[4th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.65 per 1,000 people		[100th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	76 %		[153rd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	69 %		[161st of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	43 %		[125th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	41 %		[108th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	46 %		[160th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	61 %		[146th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	46 %		[151st of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	83 %		[148th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	641.01 per 100,000 people		[6th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	62.62		[42nd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	53.02 deaths/1,000 live births		[42nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	58.95 deaths/1,000 live births		[48th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	56.01 deaths/1,000 live births		[47th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	32.26%		[33rd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	56.87 years		[188th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	56.42 years		[181st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	56.64 years		[184th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	48.11 years		[159th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	49.82 years		[154th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	48.99 years		[155th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	49		[163rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	50		[160th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	50		[161st of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	16		[18th of 35]
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet	3		[9th of 28]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	65		[4th of 34]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	545		[45th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	5 %		[4th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	30.3 %		[8th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	19.9 %		[12th of 63]
Maternal mortality	590 per 100,000		[12th of 136]
Measles immunization	79		[121st of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	24		[70th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	5		[122nd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	91		[21st of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	35		[36th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	21		[51st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	6		[37th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6		[67th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	90		[27th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	30		[19th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	80%		[130th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	81.9 %		[114th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	31		[148th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	70		[152nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.14 per 1,000 people		[42nd of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	39 %		[20th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	31 %		[23rd of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	88.1 %		[9th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	6.9%		[53rd of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	6.09 %		[15th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	31 %		[27th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	56%		[47th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	98 per 1,000 people		[46th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	34.6%		[28th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	43.6%		[138th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	38.5%		[136th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	130.66 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	1 %		[7th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	21.3 %		[6th of 42]
Spending > Per person	31		[94th of 133]
Spending > Private	5.5		[6th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.4%
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	31.9		[11th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	66.8		[3rd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	200		[93rd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	49.4		[4th of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	13%		[28th of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	10		[28th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	10		[28th of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.9%		[127th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.9		[58th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	289		[8th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	42.76 %		[132nd of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	96%		[59th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	80.29 %		[85th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	24.5 %		[3rd of 13]
Water availability	985 cubic meters		[144th of 169]
Women circumcised	6.8		[5th of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0.000201005 per 1,000 people		[14th of 27]
Women circumcised share	6.8%		[5th of 27]

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