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Access to sanitation	99%		[23rd of 129]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	26.9 per 1,000 people		[64th of 195]
Source: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Children Underweight Rate	3%		[58th of 95]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Contraception	32%		[59th of 89]
Source: UNICEF
Drug access	95%		[12th of 163]
Source: UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.01%		[134th of 136]
Source: WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.2 per 1,000 people		[54th of 149]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Infant mortality rate	13.7		[112nd of 179]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth > Female	78.25 years		[79th of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Life expectancy at birth > Male	74.04 years		[61st of 226]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	76.09 years		[70th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	72.56 years		[74th of 194]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Malaria cases > per 100,000	32		[70th of 94]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.37 per 1,000 people		[9th of 148]
Source: UNHDR
Plastic surgery procedures	550		[33rd of 34]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Probability of not reaching 40	6.4%		[90th of 111]
Source: International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	73.4%		[41st of 159]
Source: UN 2001 via backone.pdf
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	19.1 %		[31st of 42]
Source: UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.3%		[146th of 185]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water availability	118 cubic meters		[163rd of 169]
Source: World Health Organization

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