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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	26		[186th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	40		[184th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	25		[187th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	54		[150th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	44		[35th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	45		[94th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	54		[109th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	66		[125th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	49		[114th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	62		[117th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	78		[124th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[38th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	11		[41st of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	50		[43rd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	33%		[115th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	136.66 births		[16th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	33 %		[15th of 52]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Recent animal cases Six outbreaks have been confirmed between 19 Jan. and 2 Feb. 2006 in the states of Kano and Plateau. Positive tests for the H5N1 virus on some 36,500 poultry. All the affected farms are commercial poultry production units, mostly layers of over 40 weeks of age. Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	40.51 per 1,000 people		[20th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	35.2 %		[44th of 76]
Births with health staff	42%		[96th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	270,000		[1st of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	2.09683 per 1,000 people		[22nd of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	11%		[14th of 95]
Contraception	15%		[77th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	12.6 %		[14th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	90		[20th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	27.7 %		[9th of 47]
Drinking water availability %	62%		[115th of 147]
Drug access	0%		[141st of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	23 $		[155th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.2 %		[51st of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.4 %		[166th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.6 %		[138th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	5.6 %		[69th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	6.1%		[56th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	61.54 %		[5th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.5 births per woman		[22nd of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	41.8		[164th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	41.3		[164th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	41.5		[163rd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	5.4%		[19th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	310,000		[2nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	2,302.104 per million people		[21st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	3,600,000		[2nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	26.734 per 1,000 people		[18th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	5.8		[22nd of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	5.8		[22nd of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	995,000		[1st of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.67 per 1,000 people		[98th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	25 %		[188th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	35 %		[186th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	44 %		[122nd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	36 %		[119th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	53 %		[145th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	48 %		[164th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	31 %		[166th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	67 %		[173rd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	282.55 per 100,000 people		[31st of 200]
Infant mortality rate	70.49		[33rd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	89.28 deaths/1,000 live births		[13th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	101.83 deaths/1,000 live births		[13th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	95.74 deaths/1,000 live births		[13th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	33.72%		[26th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	47.32 years		[209th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	45.78 years		[208th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	46.53 years		[209th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	44 years		[170th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	43.66 years		[167th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	43.83 years		[170th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	46		[169th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	45		[166th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	45		[167th 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 > Water contact disease leptospirosis and shistosomiasis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	30		[71st of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	1 %		[8th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	38.3 %		[5th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	28.7 %		[5th of 63]
Measles immunization	41		[160th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	35		[53rd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	17		[86th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	98		[6th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	43		[17th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	36		[14th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	12		[14th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	9		[38th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	77		[36th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	24		[33rd of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	90.4%		[90th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	90.4 %		[80th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	11		[180th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	43		[172nd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.28 per 1,000 people		[48th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	13 %		[72nd of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	9 %		[74th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	58 %		[23rd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	6.7%		[55th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	3.86 %		[18th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	9 %		[82nd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	74.4%		[13th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	151 per 1,000 people		[23rd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	33.7%		[30th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	44.6%		[137th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	42.1%		[126th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	198.83 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	0.5 %		[40th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	15.4 %		[6th of 42]
Spending > Per person	30		[95th of 133]
Spending > Private	2		[74th of 141]
Spending > Public	0.8%
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	1.7		[104th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	15.4		[113rd of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	189		[95th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	8.6		[115th of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	18.1%		[18th of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	16		[15th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	16		[15th of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.7%		[135th of 185]
Total fertility rate	5.4		[26th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	196		[25th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	21.62 %		[167th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	54%		[126th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	73.38 %		[111st of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	16.9 %		[7th of 13]
Water availability	2,514 cubic meters		[115th of 169]
Women circumcised	32.8		[1st of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0.000254726 per 1,000 people		[11th of 27]
Women circumcised share	32.8%		[1st of 27]

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