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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	55		[166th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	55		[168th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	55		[166th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	65		[145th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	35		[49th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	19		[122nd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	30		[131st of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	67		[123rd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	29		[138th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	37		[146th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	61		[137th of 147]
% under-fives with ARI --	1		[78th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	36		[61st of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	49%		[103rd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	87.65 births		[41st of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	36 %		[38th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	34.28 per 1,000 people		[36th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	19.4 %		[30th of 76]
Births with health staff	21%		[111st of 116]
Children Underweight Rate	13%		[10th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	32 %		[32nd of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	82		[41st of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	37.2 %		[28th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	37%		[144th of 147]
Drug access	50%		[130th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	16.8 $		[163rd of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.1 %		[54th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	0.8 %		[182nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	3.9 %		[156th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	10.2 %		[52nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	9.6%		[43rd of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	4.5 births per woman		[35th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	47		[152nd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	47.1		[151st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	47		[151st of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.1%		[80th of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	1,700		[86th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.31 per 1,000 people		[84th of 126]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[135th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	100		[83rd of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people		[48th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	49 %		[181st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	41 %		[185th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	30 %		[152nd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	20 %		[146th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	67 %		[118th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	51 %		[161st of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	43 %		[154th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	79 %		[156th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	154.57 per 100,000 people		[64th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	87.06		[21st of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	69.88 deaths/1,000 live births		[25th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	88.9 deaths/1,000 live births		[18th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	79.61 deaths/1,000 live births		[23rd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	28.81%		[38th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	58.47 years		[184th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	54.19 years		[186th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	56.29 years		[186th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	56.95 years		[145th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	54.45 years		[143rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	55.67 years		[144th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	60		[148th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	58		[140th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	59		[145th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria
Malaria cases > per 100,000	759		[39th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	18 %		[2nd of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	42.4 %		[10th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	40.4 %		[7th of 63]
Maternal mortality	650 per 100,000		[9th of 136]
Measles immunization	71		[135th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	47		[37th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	23		[78th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	75		[42nd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	41		[20th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	40		[12th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	13		[9th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	15		[6th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	70		[43rd of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	20		[44th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	80%		[129th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	90.3 %		[82nd of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	25		[154th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	49		[165th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.59 per 1,000 people		[68th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	29 %		[38th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	21 %		[45th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	26.5 %		[15th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.12 %		[113rd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	19 %		[54th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	49.1%		[76th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	134 per 1,000 people		[31st of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	30.5%		[37th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	50%		[123rd of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	44.9%		[121st of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	120.75 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	12.5 %		[20th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	58.7 %		[1st of 42]
Spending > Per person	6		[130th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.3		[115th of 141]
Spending > Public	1.2%
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	2.9%		[181st of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.7		[40th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	143		[40th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	68.16 %		[67th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	63%		[123rd of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	85.85 %		[49th of 171]
Water availability	63,184 cubic meters		[17th of 169]

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