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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	83		[123rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	81		[117th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	82		[125th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	98		[49th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	40		[42nd of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	19		[121st of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	33		[129th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	44		[136th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	40		[127th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	37		[145th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	34		[144th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[21st of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	10		[44th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	39		[54th of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	70%		[81st of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	96.64 births		[32nd of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	41 %		[5th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	40.47 per 1,000 people		[21st of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	56.9 %		[24th of 76]
Children Underweight Rate	9%		[18th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	8 %		[12th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	87		[29th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	28.3 %		[6th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	37%		[143rd of 147]
Drug access	50%		[118th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	14.5 $		[166th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	0.89 %		[169th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.01 %		[140th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	2.9 %		[177th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	20.2 %		[31st of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	3.3%		[78th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	57.27 %		[36th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.59 births per woman		[21st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	46.3		[153rd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	42.8		[161st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	44.5		[155th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.6%		[57th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	610		[78th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	223.927 per million people		[58th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	9,500		[66th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	3.284 per 1,000 people		[53rd of 126]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.67 per 1,000 people		[138th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	71 %		[165th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	61 %		[168th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	34 %		[142nd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	8 %		[161st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	49 %		[155th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	53 %		[158th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	44 %		[152nd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	59 %		[176th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	298.02 per 100,000 people		[29th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	72.35		[32nd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	63.52 deaths/1,000 live births		[30th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	69.69 deaths/1,000 live births		[32nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	66.65 deaths/1,000 live births		[33rd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	35.65%		[18th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	56.28 years		[190th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	51.61 years		[195th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	53.91 years		[192nd of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	55.3 years		[148th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	52.1 years		[151st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	53.66 years		[150th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	53		[158th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	48		[161st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	51		[159th 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 > Vectorborne diseases malaria and Rift Valley fever
Malaria cases > per 100,000	11,150		[14th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	2 %		[3rd of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	34.5 %		[8th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	31.8 %		[5th of 63]
Maternal mortality	550 per 100,000		[17th of 136]
Measles immunization	62		[141st of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	57		[26th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	20		[81st of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	2		[110th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	35		[35th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	32		[21st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	10		[17th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	13		[16th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	98		[8th of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[27th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[34th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	40		[139th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	54		[161st of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.11 per 1,000 people		[46th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	15 %		[67th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	10 %		[71st of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	63.9 %		[11th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[130th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.68 %		[65th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	10 %		[77th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	25.8%		[142nd of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	168 per 1,000 people		[19th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	33.1%		[32nd of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	47.7%		[128th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	41.6%		[127th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	222.75 (est)
Spending > Per person	19		[105th of 133]
Spending > Private	3.4		[30th of 141]
Spending > Public	1.4%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	317		[85th of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	3.9%		[157th of 185]
Total fertility rate	5.8		[17th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	209		[21st of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	28.22 %		[161st of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	75%		[111st of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	21.87 %		[168th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	31.6 %		[2nd of 13]
Water availability	4,278 cubic meters		[88th of 169]
Women circumcised	0.3		[28th of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0 per 1,000 people		[21st of 27]
Women circumcised share	0.3%		[28th of 27]

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