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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	60		[161st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	54		[169th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	60		[160th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	70		[137th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	75		[12th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	48		[89th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	70		[92nd of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	94		[72nd of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	65		[89th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	78		[95th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	92		[90th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[56th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	7		[60th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	27		[71st of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	8%		[130th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	80.02 births		[49th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	27 %		[44th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	35.95 per 1,000 people		[33rd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	58 %		[51st of 76]
Births with health staff	50%		[86th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	2,900		[44th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.247736 per 1,000 people		[44th of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	4%		[54th of 95]
Contraception	13%		[82nd of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	10.5 %		[51st of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	84		[35th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	32.9 %		[33rd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	78%		[93rd of 147]
Drug access	50%		[111st of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	39.4 $		[131st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.52 %		[33rd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.38 %		[127th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.9 %		[100th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	12.8 %		[48th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	16.9%		[33rd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	58.93 %		[20th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	4.9 births per woman		[31st of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	48.9		[151st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	47.1		[150th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	48		[149th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.8%		[52nd of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	3,500		[52nd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	314.783 per million people		[50th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	44,000		[50th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	3.957 per 1,000 people		[51st of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.5		[61st of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.5		[61st of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	15,000		[50th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.4 per 1,000 people		[63rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	84 %		[132nd of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	74 %		[152nd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	57 %		[104th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	34 %		[122nd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	79 %		[101st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	76 %		[126th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	60 %		[126th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	92 %		[123rd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	254.75 per 100,000 people		[36th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	56.53		[45th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	54.96 deaths/1,000 live births		[40th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	62.79 deaths/1,000 live births		[42nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	58.93 deaths/1,000 live births		[40th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	30.1%		[37th of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	20,000,000 $		[7th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	4,313.833 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[22nd of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	2,137.453 $ per 1,000 people		[26th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	58.5 years		[183rd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	55.7 years		[184th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	57.08 years		[183rd of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	57.74 years		[141st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	55.23 years		[141st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	56.45 years		[141st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	57		[151st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	54		[150th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	56		[150th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	very high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	15		[23rd of 35]
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a treated bednet	2		[12th of 28]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	36		[22nd of 34]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	11,925		[13th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	14 %		[3rd of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	25.4 %		[23rd of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	22.7 %		[27th of 63]
Maternal mortality	560 per 100,000		[14th of 136]
Measles immunization	60		[143rd of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	49		[36th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	24		[76th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	16		[100th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	25		[57th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	23		[45th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	6		[38th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	8		[45th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	85		[31st of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	33		[13th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	96.5%		[70th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	94.5 %		[64th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	28		[150th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	62		[155th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people		[54th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	23 %		[49th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	23 %		[42nd of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	79 %		[34th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	3.5%		[74th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.91 %		[59th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	20 %		[51st of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	54.8%		[54th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	133 per 1,000 people		[32nd of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	28.5%		[39th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	51%		[122nd of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	39.4%		[133rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	121.23 (est)
Spending > Per person	23		[102nd of 133]
Spending > Private	1.9		[79th of 141]
Spending > Public	2.6%
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	340		[84th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	4.6		[118th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	5.1%		[117th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.9		[34th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	103		[53rd of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	50.68 %		[115th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	90%		[81st of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	74.4 %		[108th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	34.8 %		[2nd of 13]
Water availability	4,182 cubic meters		[89th of 169]
Women circumcised	0.8		[22nd of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0 per 1,000 people		[24th of 27]
Women circumcised share	0.8%		[22nd of 27]

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