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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	95		[71st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	65		[155th of 186]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Measles
SOURCE: UNICEF
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	95		[70th of 187]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Polio3
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	100		[20th of 140]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Rural
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	100		[21st of 144]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Total
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	100		[28th of 141]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Urban
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	100		[24th of 146]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Rural.
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	100		[11th of 150]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Total
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[16th of 147]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Urban
SOURCE: UNICEF
Access to sanitation	100%		[16th of 129]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities
SOURCE: UNICEF
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	14.82 births		[148th of 184]
DEFINITION: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	9.9 per 1,000 people		[164th of 195]
DEFINITION: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	98 %		[7th of 76]
DEFINITION: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Dependency ratio per 100	47		[146th of 166]
DEFINITION: Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Drinking water availability %	100%		[20th of 147]
DEFINITION: Coverage estimates shown are derived from information collected from two main sources: assessment questionnaires and household surveys. Assessment questionnaires were sent to all WHO country representatives, to be completed in liaison with local UNICEF st
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Drug access	95%		[45th of 163]
DEFINITION: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
SOURCE: World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database
expenditure per capita > current US$	1,239.4 $		[29th of 186]
DEFINITION: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.2 %		[102nd of 187]
DEFINITION: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
expenditure, public > % of GDP	7 %		[18th of 187]
DEFINITION: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
expenditure, total > % of GDP	9.2 %		[23rd of 187]
DEFINITION: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[173rd of 179]
DEFINITION: External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.37 births per woman		[156th of 194]
DEFINITION: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	72.3		[22nd of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	69.7		[15th of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	71		[21st of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population
SOURCE: World Health Organization
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.13		[91st of 114]
DEFINITION: People living with HIV/AIDS, women (age 15-49)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[136th of 145]
DEFINITION: Health - HIV/AIDS - Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), end-2001
SOURCE: United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	4.8 per 1,000 people		[29th of 149]
DEFINITION: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.		View time series
SOURCE: UNICEF
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	92 %		[97th of 190]
DEFINITION: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	86 %		[113rd of 190]
DEFINITION: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[1st of 173]
DEFINITION: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved water source > % of population with access	100 %		[1st of 176]
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[25th of 174]
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[51st of 181]
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	5.57 per 100,000 people		[188th of 200]
DEFINITION: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Infant mortality rate	3.94		[174th of 179]
DEFINITION: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	81.4 years		[28th of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	77.7 years		[11th of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	79.5 years		[16th of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	81		[27th of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	76		[23rd of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	79		[24th of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Measles immunization	60		[144th of 168]
DEFINITION: Children 1 year old immunized against measles (%)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	81.3%		[126th of 185]
DEFINITION: Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: UNICEF
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	90.2 %		[83rd of 185]
DEFINITION: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Overall health performance	95%		[5th of 19]
DEFINITION: List the overall health performance by country. A ranking of 100 represents the highest ranking of health performance.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	691		[34th of 185]
DEFINITION: Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organisation
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	962		[36th of 185]
DEFINITION: Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Physicians > per 1,000 people	3.18 per 1,000 people		[21st of 148]
DEFINITION: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	7.2%		[50th of 159]
DEFINITION: Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.13 %		[112nd of 148]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[138th of 172]
DEFINITION: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	28.3%		[132nd of 185]
DEFINITION: Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	6 per 1,000 people		[169th of 187]
DEFINITION: Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Probability of not reaching 60	8.4%		[46th of 48]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of not reaching the age of 40.
SOURCE: The World Health Report 2001
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	89.7%		[14th of 159]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of survival data from UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	84.2%		[4th of 159]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
SOURCE: UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.
Red Cross donations	15,000		[33rd of 37]
DEFINITION: Amounts of the contributions to the International Committee of the Red Cross by the Council of Europe member states and states with an observer status in the PACE in the period from 1996 to 2000 (in Swiss Francs)
SOURCE: UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	17.6 %		[10th of 43]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.		View time series
SOURCE: International Committee of the Red Cross
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	29.9 %		[11th of 42]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	4.1 per 100,000 people		[24th of 76]
DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Teen birth rate	12		[34th of 40]
DEFINITION: Average number of births for every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19
SOURCE: annual figures:WHO databank, National Bureaus of Statistics. Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis Population Division (1995). World population prospects. The 1994 revision. New York: United Nations. Partly computations: Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Clinic, University of W?rzburg, Germany
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	14.6		[64th of 114]
DEFINITION: Total adult females smoking
SOURCE: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1994 Revision, 1994
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	33.1		[79th of 115]
DEFINITION: Total adult males smoking
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	2,668		[6th of 106]
DEFINITION: Approximate average number of cigarettes smoked per adult per year
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	23.9		[77th of 121]
DEFINITION: Total adults smoking
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	9.6%		[17th of 185]
DEFINITION: Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organization2005
Total fertility rate	1.8		[137th of 166]
DEFINITION: Total fertility rate, 2003
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	3		[162nd of 165]
DEFINITION: Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	49.89 %		[118th of 178]
DEFINITION: DOTS detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the directly observed treatment, short course case detection and treatment strategy.		View time series
SOURCE: UNHDR
Tuberculosis immunisation	91%		[78th of 134]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	100 %		[3rd of 171]
DEFINITION: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.		View time series
SOURCE: UNICEF
Water availability	129 cubic meters		[162nd of 169]
DEFINITION: Water resources: total renewable per capita (m3/capita year)
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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