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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	82		[124th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	83		[72nd of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	78		[131st of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	84		[121st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	94		[77th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	52		[30th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	80		[61st of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	87		[68th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	93		[80th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	73		[73rd of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	86		[76th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	99		[45th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[79th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	19		[18th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	75		[13th of 80]
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Access to sanitation	90%		[53rd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	65 births		[60th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	75 %		[2nd of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	23.51 per 1,000 people		[75th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	92 %		[29th of 76]
Births with health staff	84%		[60th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	250,000		[2nd of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	5.63774 per 1,000 people		[11th of 80]
Contraception	56%		[38th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	60.3 %		[4th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	58		[98th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	37 %		[1st of 47]
Drinking water availability %	86%		[72nd of 147]
Drug access	80%		[88th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	390.2 $		[54th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	5.13 %		[4th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.47 %		[87th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	8.6 %		[31st of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.5 %		[118th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0.3%		[123rd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	58.49 %		[26th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.78 births per woman		[77th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	45.3		[157th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	43.3		[159th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	44.3		[157th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	21.5%		[4th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	370,000		[1st of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	8,071.807 per million people		[5th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	5,300,000		[1st of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	115.623 per 1,000 people		[4th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	20.1		[7th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	20.1		[7th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	662,000		[8th of 82]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	94 %		[82nd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	82 %		[133rd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	65 %		[93rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	46 %		[98th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	79 %		[102nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	88 %		[89th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	73 %		[100th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	99 %		[67th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	599.89 per 100,000 people		[9th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	40.65 deaths/1,000 live births		[59th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	49.47 deaths/1,000 live births		[60th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	45.11 deaths/1,000 live births		[59th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	24.99%		[42nd of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	31,300,000 $		[15th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	235.555 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[27th of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	711.364 $ per 1,000 people		[27th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	48.15 years		[208th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	49.63 years		[202nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	48.89 years		[206th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	48.68 years		[158th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	46.69 years		[159th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	47.66 years		[159th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	50		[161st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	48		[162nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	49		[162nd 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	schistosomiasis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	143		[58th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	24.9 %		[13th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	11.5 %		[18th of 63]
Measles immunization	82		[111st of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	30		[62nd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	7		[117th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	62		[63rd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	25		[62nd of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	12		[83rd of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[79th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	3		[99th of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	20.9%		[184th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	17.2 %		[185th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	280		[66th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	689		[48th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.77 per 1,000 people		[16th of 148]
Plastic surgery procedures	11,140		[12th of 34]
Plastic surgery procedures (per capita)	25.122 per 100,000 people		[25th of 34]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	91.7 %		[7th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	77.7%		[1st of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	18.78 %		[6th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[156th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	59.4%		[38th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	78 per 1,000 people		[59th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	24.4%		[44th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	53.7%		[120th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	40.2%		[131st of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	19.57
SARS fatalities	1		[11th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	100%		[1st of 29]
SARS female cases %	0%		[24th of 29]
SARS median age range	62		[2nd of 29]
SARS total cases	1		[25th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	7.7 %		[24th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	23.2 %		[30th of 42]
Spending > Per person	230		[46th of 133]
Spending > Private	3.8		[23rd of 141]
Spending > Public	3.3%
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	8.7%		[32nd of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.6		[98th of 166]
Transplants > Heart	12 heart transplants		[23rd of 30]
Transplants > Heart (per capita)	0.270612 heart transplants per 1		[26th of 30]
Transplants > Kidney	276 kidney transplants		[17th of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	6.22407 kidney transplants per 1		[29th of 47]
Transplants > Liver	12 liver transplants		[28th of 29]
Transplants > Liver (per capita)	0.270612 liver transplants per 1		[28th of 29]
Transplants > Total	300 transplants		[18th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	6.76529 transplants per 1 millio		[29th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	237		[16th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	103.09 %		[12th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	97%		[50th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	69.67 %		[133rd of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	15 %		[8th of 13]
Water availability	1,154 cubic meters		[140th of 169]

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