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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	62		[159th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	62		[93rd of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	61		[158th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	61		[159th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	73		[130th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	35		[50th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	30		[113rd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	42		[122nd of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	70		[116th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	31		[135th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	47		[135th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	85		[115th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	1		[133rd of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	6		[61st of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	47		[49th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	37%		[112nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	120.97 births		[20th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	48 %		[4th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	37.99 per 1,000 people		[28th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	51.3 %		[28th of 76]
Births with health staff	47%		[87th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	1,000		[53rd of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0554324 per 1,000 people		[54th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	11%		[13th of 95]
Contraception	19%		[75th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	27.1 %		[10th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	91		[16th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	46.7 %		[4th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	47%		[133rd of 147]
Drug access	50%		[121st of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	7.3 $		[180th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.23 %		[158th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.77 %		[150th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	3 %		[175th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	45.5 %		[10th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	32.2%		[16th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	27.66 %		[79th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.04 births per woman		[28th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	49.9		[149th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	47.3		[148th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	48.6		[147th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1.7%		[42nd of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	7,500		[40th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	425.519 per million people		[43rd of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	140,000		[34th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	7.943 per 1,000 people		[42nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.29		[75th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.3		[74th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	6,000		[59th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.42 per 1,000 people		[54th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	61 %		[176th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	59 %		[172nd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	32 %		[146th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	26 %		[135th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	48 %		[157th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	46 %		[166th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	35 %		[164th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	77 %		[163rd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	233.88 per 100,000 people		[41st of 200]
Infant mortality rate	78.52		[25th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	50.45 deaths/1,000 live births		[46th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	60.59 deaths/1,000 live births		[46th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	55.59 deaths/1,000 live births		[48th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	35.85%		[15th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	64.51 years		[173rd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	60.58 years		[171st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	62.52 years		[174th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	57.1 years		[142nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	54.59 years		[142nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	55.82 years		[143rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	59		[149th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	55		[148th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	57		[148th 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 chikungunya, malaria, and plague
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	30		[12th of 35]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	61		[9th of 34]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	0.2 %		[26th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	47.7 %		[2nd of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	41.9 %		[2nd of 63]
Maternal mortality	490 per 100,000		[26th of 136]
Measles immunization	55		[148th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	43		[41st of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	41		[35th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	52		[67th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	49		[6th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	33		[20th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	11		[15th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	14		[10th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	73		[40th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	30		[18th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	88.8%		[95th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	52.5 %		[161st of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	10		[181st of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	18		[183rd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.29 per 1,000 people		[31st of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	35 %		[23rd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	38 %		[14th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	79.9 %		[14th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	11.2%		[41st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.51 %		[74th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	38 %		[16th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	45%		[87th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	142 per 1,000 people		[27th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	31.6%		[36th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	48.7%		[124th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	43.8%		[123rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	161.86 (est)
Spending > Per person	5		[132nd of 133]
Spending > Private	1		[123rd of 141]
Spending > Public	1.1%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	315		[86th of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	2.1%		[184th of 185]
Total fertility rate	5.7		[20th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	158		[36th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	66.96 %		[69th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	72%		[117th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	70.79 %		[123rd of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	23.6 %		[1st of 13]
Water availability	21,102 cubic meters		[43rd of 169]

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