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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	90		[98th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	90		[56th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	85		[106th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	82		[124th of 187]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[37th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[74th of 133]
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Mental Health	Yes
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Physical Health	Yes
Abortions	11,173		[15th of 19]
Abortions (per capita)	2.76902 per 1,000 people		[8th of 19]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	23.41 births		[126th of 184]
Age of women at first childbirth	29.9 years old		[1st of 17]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	14.1 per 1,000 people		[130th of 195]
Births > Low birth weight	6.4%		[11th of 26]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100 %		[2nd of 76]
Births by caesarean section	202 live births per 1,000 pe		[7th of 16]
Births with health staff	100%		[2nd of 116]
Breast cancer incidence	28 per 100,000 females		[5th of 26]
Child injury death index	13.7		[5th of 26]
Child maltreatment deaths	1.2 per 100,000 children		[3rd of 27]
Circulatory disease deaths	247 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[10th of 18]
Consultation with doctors	4.4 per person per year		[13th of 15]
Contraception	75%		[9th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	75 %		[6th of 57]
Daily smokers	25%		[19th of 30]
Daily smokers > 1990	28%		[20th of 27]
Death from cancer	327.3 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[8th of 16]
Dependency ratio per 100	52		[123rd of 166]
Digestive disease deaths	14.7 per 100,000 people		[24th of 26]
Drug access	95%		[25th of 163]
Duration of hospitalisation	4.9 days		[14th of 16]
expenditure per capita > current US$	2,039.6 $		[23rd of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.9 %		[119th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	6.5 %		[29th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	8.4 %		[32nd of 187]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[156th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2 births per woman		[120th of 194]
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum	2.9%		[11th of 21]
Health care funding > Private per capita	$357.00 per capita		[20th of 25]
Health care funding > Public per capita	$1,266.00 per capita		[17th of 25]
Health care funding > Total per capita	$1,623.00 per capita		[18th of 25]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	72.2		[24th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	69.5		[17th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70.8		[23rd of 186]
Heart disease deaths	127.3 per 100,000 people		[6th of 26]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.1%		[83rd of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	1,400		[89th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.349 per 1,000 people		[83rd of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.06		[112nd of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[116th of 145]
Hospital beds	6.2 per 1,000 people		[16th of 29]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	6.1 per 1,000 people		[13th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	89 %		[111st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	82 %		[135th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	88 %		[43rd of 167]
Improved water source > % of population with access	97 %		[48th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	82 %		[66th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[56th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	9.04 per 100,000 people		[173rd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	5.96		[152nd of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	4.33 deaths/1,000 live births		[197th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	5.62 deaths/1,000 live births		[190th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	4.99 deaths/1,000 live births		[191st of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	0.51%		[120th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy > Female healthy years	71.5 years		[17th of 29]
Life expectancy > Healthy years	70.3 years		[13th of 29]
Life expectancy > Male healthy years	69.1 years		[9th of 29]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	82.25 years		[31st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	78.33 years		[12th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	80.24 years		[17th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	81.79 years		[21st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	77.56 years		[14th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	79.62 years		[15th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	82		[14th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	77		[13th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	79		[19th of 186]
Maternal mortality	15 per 100,000		[107th of 136]
Measles immunization	83		[104th of 168]
Motor vehicle deaths	14 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[3rd of 17]
Nurses	9.6 per 1,000 people		[8th of 17]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	83		[35th of 112]
Obesity	20.9%		[7th of 29]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	72.6%		[146th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	76.1 %		[128th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	1,447		[22nd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	1,857		[24th of 185]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female	11.6%		[12th of 29]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males	9.1%		[17th of 29]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	2.2 per 1,000 people		[35th of 148]
Practising physicians	2.1 per 1,000 people		[19th of 24]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	95 %		[2nd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	25.9%		[19th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[131st of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[160th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	22.1%		[156th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	6 per 1,000 people		[166th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	10.7%		[31st of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	87.6%		[25th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	80.9%		[15th of 159]
Public spending as % of total	77.9%		[10th of 25]
Respiratory disease child death rate	1.75
Respiratory disease deaths	58.5 per 100,000 people		[4th of 26]
SARS fatalities	0		[13th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	0%		[13th of 29]
SARS female cases %	100%		[1st of 29]
SARS median age range	67		[1st of 29]
SARS total cases	1		[21st of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	22.2 %		[3rd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	23.7 %		[4th of 42]
Spending > Per person	1,163		[22nd of 133]
Spending > Private	1.8		[82nd of 141]
Spending > Public	6.3% (1999)
Stomach cancer deaths	6.2		[20th of 26]
Suicide rate > Females	5.4 per 100,000 people		[32nd of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	3.8 per 100,000 people		[30th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	20.5 per 100,000 people		[28th of 80]
Suicide rate > Middle aged	20		[31st of 34]
Suicide rate > Young females	6.2 per 100,000 people		[11th of 43]
Suicide rate > Young males	39.9 per 100,000 people		[4th of 43]
Teen birth rate	35		[11th of 40]
Teenage pregnancy	3,924 births		[15th of 26]
Teenage pregnancy (per capita)	972.491 births per 1 million peo		[3rd of 26]
Teenage pregnancy > Share	14%		[2nd of 26]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	8 % of GDP		[16th of 28]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	8.5%		[34th of 185]
Total fertility rate	2		[123rd of 166]
Transplants > Heart	8 heart transplants		[25th of 30]
Transplants > Heart (per capita)	1.98265 heart transplants per 1		[15th of 30]
Transplants > Liver	38 liver transplants		[23rd of 29]
Transplants > Liver (per capita)	9.4176 liver transplants per 1		[9th of 29]
Transplants > Lung	8 lung transplants		[12th of 16]
Transplants > Lung (per capita)	1.98265 lung transplants per 1 m		[9th of 16]
Transplants > Total	54 transplants		[38th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	13.3829 transplants per 1 millio		[23rd of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	5		[150th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	50.64 %		[116th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	65.77 %		[144th of 171]
Water availability	86,554 cubic meters		[11th of 169]
Years lived in ill health > Female	9.4 years		[15th of 29]
Years lived in ill health > Male	6.9 years		[17th of 29]

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