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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	89		[104th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	95		[55th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	90		[96th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	90		[92nd of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	49		[88th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	71		[90th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	79		[103rd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	62		[95th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	80		[90th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	87		[110th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[30th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	20		[12th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	58		[31st of 80]
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Mental Health	Yes
Abortion law > Australasia and Oceania > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	94%		[41st of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	52.68 births		[77th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	68 %		[2nd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	22.39 per 1,000 people		[81st of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	73.4 %		[21st of 76]
Births with health staff	56%		[77th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	1,500		[49th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0537134 per 1,000 people		[56th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	1%		[82nd of 95]
Contraception	64%		[20th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	68.9 %		[8th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	62		[80th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	57.1 %		[1st of 47]
Drinking water availability %	80%		[85th of 147]
Drug access	50%		[98th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	103.7 $		[106th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.18 %		[104th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.92 %		[144th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.1 %		[147th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.3 %		[104th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	4.6%		[67th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	28.57 %		[70th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.74 births per woman		[80th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	62.4		[92nd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	59.6		[81st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61		[86th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.5%		[60th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	4,200		[48th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	154.63 per million people		[53rd of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	82,000		[41st of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	3.019 per 1,000 people		[55th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.35		[67th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.4		[65th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	17,000		[49th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people		[50th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	84 %		[134th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	80 %		[140th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	63 %		[94th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	32 %		[126th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	74 %		[109th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	83 %		[108th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	65 %		[120th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	89 %		[131st of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	171.54 per 100,000 people		[59th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	32.95		[65th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	26.93 deaths/1,000 live births		[75th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	32.02 deaths/1,000 live births		[77th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	29.53 deaths/1,000 live births		[77th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	22.25%		[48th of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	72,000,000 $		[3rd of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.907 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[3rd of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	2.574 $ per 1,000 people		[4th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	72.37 years		[142nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	68.61 years		[126th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	70.44 years		[138th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	73.31 years		[96th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	68.14 years		[92nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.66 years		[98th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73		[87th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68		[78th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70		[91st of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	258		[54th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	25.4 %		[24th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	7.1 %		[46th of 63]
Maternal mortality	270 per 100,000		[39th of 136]
Measles immunization	93		[58th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	49		[35th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	71		[6th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	93		[17th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	25		[56th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	7		[99th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	1		[90th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	1		[123rd of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	6		[58th of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	29		[22nd of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	79.4%		[134th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	79.2 %		[120th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	113		[110th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	226		[107th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.17 per 1,000 people		[66th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	42 %		[17th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	12 %		[63rd of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	91.7 %		[9th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	17.2%		[34th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.57 %		[70th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	12 %		[66th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	50.1%		[71st of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	48 per 1,000 people		[75th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	11.6%		[64th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	75.2%		[87th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	66.2%		[75th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	66.26 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	17.8 %		[8th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	52.5 %		[7th of 42]
Spending > Per person	141		[61st of 133]
Spending > Private	3.8		[20th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.4%
Suicide rate > Females	0.3 per 100,000 people		[76th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2.3 per 100,000 people		[63rd of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	0.7 per 100,000 people		[78th of 80]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	15.7		[60th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	41.5		[57th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	195		[94th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	28.6		[63rd of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	19.5%		[13th of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	15		[17th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	15		[17th of 32]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.4%		[143rd of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.8		[82nd of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	94		[57th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	86.03 %		[29th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	97%		[43rd of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	89.64 %		[29th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	10.2 %		[11th of 13]
Water availability	74,546 cubic meters		[16th of 169]

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