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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	96		[58th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	95		[41st of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	92		[78th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	97		[51st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[38th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	98		[37th of 140]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	94		[39th of 146]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[5th of 133]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	17.58 births		[142nd of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	21.38 per 1,000 people		[88th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	97.4 %		[21st of 76]
Births with health staff	96%		[37th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	770		[60th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0321463 per 1,000 people		[65th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	1%		[94th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	55 %		[8th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	60		[89th of 166]
Drug access	50%		[136th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	180.1 $		[87th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.57 %		[134th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.23 %		[134th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	3.8 %		[158th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.1 %		[138th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[178th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	25.37 %		[89th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.74 births per woman		[81st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	64.8		[66th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	61.6		[61st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	63.2		[63rd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.4%		[64th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	2,000		[57th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	81.844 per million people		[62nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	52,000		[48th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	2.128 per 1,000 people		[59th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.35		[68th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.4		[69th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	14,000		[52nd of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people		[55th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[104th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[99th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	94 %		[50th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	93 %		[45th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	95 %		[65th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	99 %		[48th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	96 %		[46th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[28th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	101.6 per 100,000 people		[78th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	18.35		[99th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	13.68 deaths/1,000 live births		[126th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	18.92 deaths/1,000 live births		[121st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	16.39 deaths/1,000 live births		[123rd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	15.96%		[58th of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	2,521,000,000 $		[1st of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	21.281 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[1st of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	101.267 $ per 1,000 people		[1st of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	75.94 years		[109th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	70.32 years		[107th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	73.03 years		[108th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	76.06 years		[70th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	71.46 years		[60th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	73.7 years		[65th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	75		[71st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	70		[59th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	72		[70th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	dengue fever and malaria
Malaria cases > per 100,000	57		[64th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	15.6 %		[16th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	10.6 %		[13th of 63]
Maternal mortality	41 per 100,000		[91st of 136]
Measles immunization	88		[85th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	12		[91st of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	29		[65th of 125]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	12		[84th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	1		[104th of 104]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	92.8%		[87th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	74.1 %		[136th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	188		[88th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	349		[80th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.7 per 1,000 people		[69th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	3 %		[106th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	3 %		[108th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	73.6 %		[17th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	7.2%		[51st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.47 %		[78th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	3 %		[126th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	46.2%		[85th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	12 per 1,000 people		[147th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	5%		[100th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	82%		[54th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	70.8%		[53rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	3.8 (est)
SARS fatalities	2		[9th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	40%		[2nd of 29]
SARS female cases %	20%		[18th of 29]
SARS median age range	30		[24th of 29]
SARS total cases	5		[14th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	1.6 %		[36th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	43 %		[10th of 42]
Spending > Per person	81		[77th of 133]
Spending > Private	1		[127th of 141]
Spending > Public	1.4%
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	3.5		[97th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	49.2		[35th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	910		[62nd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	26.4		[69th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	3.8%		[161st of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.9		[81st of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	67		[67th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	73.16 %		[56th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	99%		[28th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	56.3 %		[161st of 171]
Water availability	26,105 cubic meters		[36th of 169]

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