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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	84		[119th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	84		[70th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	98		[35th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	85		[117th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	84		[108th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	72		[69th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	85		[71st of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	95		[71st of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	59		[101st of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	77		[103rd of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	91		[97th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	54		[103rd of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	31		[4th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	57		[34th of 80]
Abortion law > North & Central America > Mental Health	No
Access to sanitation	34%		[114th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	117.72 births		[22nd of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	57 %		[3rd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	27.79 per 1,000 people		[62nd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	66.9 %		[19th of 76]
Births with health staff	65%		[68th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	210		[73rd of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0384264 per 1,000 people		[60th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	2%		[73rd of 95]
Contraception	60%		[31st of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	68.6 %		[2nd of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	81		[43rd of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	48.7 %		[1st of 47]
Drinking water availability %	77%		[102nd of 147]
Drug access	0%		[163rd of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	67.1 $		[115th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	4.34 %		[16th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.86 %		[79th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	8.2 %		[34th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	11.3 %		[50th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	9.3%		[45th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	23.61 %		[94th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.08 births per woman		[68th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	63.1		[83rd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	59.7		[80th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61.4		[82nd of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.2%		[70th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	400		[82nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	80.137 per million people		[71st of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	6,400		[73rd of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	1.256 per 1,000 people		[65th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.2		[84th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.2		[92nd of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	2,000		[75th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.9 per 1,000 people		[58th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	86 %		[123rd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[53rd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	47 %		[117th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	34 %		[123rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	56 %		[141st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	79 %		[120th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	63 %		[124th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	90 %		[129th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	57.7 per 100,000 people		[104th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	30.15		[71st of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	22.6 deaths/1,000 live births		[87th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	29.06 deaths/1,000 live births		[86th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	25.91 deaths/1,000 live births		[86th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	24.07%		[44th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	73.44 years		[132nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	69.08 years		[117th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	71.21 years		[128th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	72.86 years		[101st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	68.05 years		[93rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.39 years		[101st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73		[94th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68		[86th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70		[96th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	intermediate
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	402		[48th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	20.2 %		[13th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	9.6 %		[17th of 63]
Maternal mortality	150 per 100,000		[55th of 136]
Measles immunization	99		[19th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	39		[48th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	31		[61st of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	96		[11th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	20		[77th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	10		[93rd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[80th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	2		[118th of 128]
Oral rehydration rate %	18		[51st of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	96%		[74th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	95.9 %		[55th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	101		[116th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	206		[110th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.37 per 1,000 people		[47th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	30 %		[36th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	27 %		[29th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	85.5 %		[3rd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	4%		[71st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.24 %		[92nd of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	27 %		[33rd of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	50.9%		[69th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	39 per 1,000 people		[88th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	11.5%		[65th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	72.7%		[98th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	63.9%		[84th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	26.20
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	5.3 %		[26th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	51 %		[1st of 42]
Spending > Per person	54		[84th of 133]
Spending > Private	4		[19th of 141]
Spending > Public	8.5%
Suicide rate > Females	1.8 per 100,000 people		[62nd of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2.4 per 100,000 people		[60th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	4.3 per 100,000 people		[70th of 80]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	793		[65th of 106]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	7.9%		[45th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.7		[67th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	35		[95th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	88.12 %		[28th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	99%		[27th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	86.74 %		[42nd of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	14.6 %		[6th of 13]
Water availability	38,787 cubic meters		[28th of 169]

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