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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	92		[85th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	92		[48th of 114]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - HepB3
SOURCE: UNICEF
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	91		[81st of 186]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Measles
SOURCE: UNICEF
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	92		[88th of 187]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Polio3
SOURCE: UNICEF
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	98		[50th of 153]
DEFINITION: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - TB
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	100		[17th of 144]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Total
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	100		[21st of 141]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Urban
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	100		[9th of 150]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Total
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[6th of 147]
DEFINITION: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Urban
SOURCE: UNICEF
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[3rd of 133]
DEFINITION: Health - % of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 2002 - Total
SOURCE: UNICEF
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: UNICEF
Access to sanitation	100%		[13th of 129]
DEFINITION: The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Abortion law
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5.04 births		[175th of 184]
DEFINITION: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	10 per 1,000 people		[161st of 195]
DEFINITION: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	100 %		[8th of 76]
DEFINITION: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Births with health staff	100%		[6th of 116]
DEFINITION: Births attended by skilled health staff. Definitions of skilled health staff may vary across countries. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified or to a running average for a series of years surrounding the period 1995 to 2000.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	74 %		[2nd of 57]
DEFINITION: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.		View time series
SOURCE: WHO 2002a
Dependency ratio per 100	40		[162nd of 166]
DEFINITION: Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Drinking water availability %	100%		[16th of 147]
DEFINITION: Coverage estimates shown are derived from information collected from two main sources: assessment questionnaires and household surveys. Assessment questionnaires were sent to all WHO country representatives, to be completed in liaison with local UNICEF st
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Drug access	95%		[30th of 163]
DEFINITION: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
SOURCE: World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database
expenditure per capita > current US$	942.9 $		[33rd of 186]
DEFINITION: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.44 %		[83rd of 187]
DEFINITION: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.26 %		[170th of 187]
DEFINITION: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
expenditure, total > % of GDP	3.7 %		[161st of 187]
DEFINITION: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[161st of 179]
DEFINITION: External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	27.27 %		[83rd of 112]
DEFINITION: Female adults with HIV refers to the percentage of women of those ages 15-49 infected with HIV.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.24 births per woman		[174th of 194]
DEFINITION: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	71.3		[29th of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	68.8		[24th of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70.1		[25th of 186]
DEFINITION: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population
SOURCE: World Health Organization
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.2		[83rd of 114]
DEFINITION: People living with HIV/AIDS, women (age 15-49)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.2		[87th of 145]
DEFINITION: Health - HIV/AIDS - Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), end-2001
SOURCE: United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.9 per 1,000 people		[49th of 149]
DEFINITION: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.		View time series
SOURCE: UNICEF
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[65th of 190]
DEFINITION: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[62nd of 190]
DEFINITION: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100 %		[4th of 167]
DEFINITION: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[10th of 173]
DEFINITION: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved water source > % of population with access	100 %		[9th of 176]
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[31st of 181]
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	28.69 per 100,000 people		[132nd of 200]
DEFINITION: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	81.6 years		[23rd of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	77.9 years		[8th of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	79.7 years		[14th of 194]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	82		[16th of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	78		[9th of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	80		[10th of 186]
DEFINITION: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	2.2 %		[52nd of 52]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of child malnutrition (height for age) is the percentage of children under five whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0 to 59 months. For children up to two years of age, height is measured by recumbent length. For older children, height is measured by stature while standing. The reference population adopted by the WHO in 1983, is based on children from the United States, who are assumed to be well nourished.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	3.4 %		[59th of 63]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of child malnutrition (weight for age) is the percentage of children under five whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median reference standard for their age as established by the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Figures are based on children under age three, four, and five years of age, depending on the country.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Maternal mortality	6 per 100,000		[127th of 136]
DEFINITION: Maternal mortality reported per 100,000 births 1985-1999. The maternal mortality data are those reported by national authorities. UNICEF and the World Health Organization periodically evaluate these data and make adjustments to account for the well-documented problems of under-reporting and misclassification of maternal deaths and to develop estimates for countries with no data (for details on the most recent estimates see Hill, AbouZahr and Wardlaw 2001). Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Measles immunization	93		[60th of 168]
DEFINITION: Children 1 year old immunized against measles (%)
SOURCE: UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	11		[104th of 132]
DEFINITION: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: stunting moderate & severe
SOURCE: UNICEF
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	14		[71st of 137]
DEFINITION: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: underweight moderate & severe
SOURCE: UNICEF
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	4		[85th of 128]
DEFINITION: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: wasting moderate & severe
SOURCE: UNICEF
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	97.3%		[66th of 185]
DEFINITION: Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: UNICEF
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	96.9 %		[50th of 185]
DEFINITION: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Overall health performance	94%		[6th of 19]
DEFINITION: List the overall health performance by country. A ranking of 100 represents the highest ranking of health performance.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	341		[57th of 185]
DEFINITION: Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organisation
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	1,105		[31st of 185]
DEFINITION: Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Physicians > per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people		[60th of 148]
DEFINITION: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[137th of 159]
DEFINITION: Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.3 %		[85th of 148]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.		View time series
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	69.1%		[24th of 185]
DEFINITION: Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	4 per 1,000 people		[187th of 187]
DEFINITION: Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Probability of not reaching 40	2.3%		[112nd of 111]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of not reaching the age of 40.
SOURCE: The World Health Report 2001
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	86.6%		[31st of 159]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
SOURCE: UN 2001 via backone.pdf
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	79.6%		[24th of 159]
DEFINITION: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
SOURCE: UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.
SARS fatalities	33		[5th of 29]
DEFINITION: Number of deaths
SOURCE: UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
SARS fatality ratio %	14%		[7th of 29]
DEFINITION: Case fatality ratio (%)
SOURCE: WHO, SARS Summary
SARS female cases %	68%		[4th of 29]
DEFINITION: Percentage of the female population relative to the total infected population
SOURCE: WHO, SARS Summary
SARS median age range	35		[18th of 29]
DEFINITION: Median age range for SARS infected persons
SOURCE: WHO, SARS Summary
SARS total cases	238		[5th of 29]
DEFINITION: Total cases of SARS in given countries
SOURCE: WHO, SARS Summary
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	3.5 %		[28th of 43]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.		View time series
SOURCE: WHO, SARS Summary
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	24.2 %		[28th of 42]
DEFINITION: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Spending > Per person	678		[27th of 133]
DEFINITION: Spending per capita (PPP) in $US 1998.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Spending > Private	2.1		[71st of 141]
DEFINITION: Private expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP 1998.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Spending > Public	1.1%
DEFINITION: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC.
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	1.5 per 100,000 people		[74th of 76]
DEFINITION: Suicide rates per 100,000 people
Suicide rate > Middle aged	28		[22nd of 34]
DEFINITION: Proportion of suicides where person was aged 45-64 (latest years available)
SOURCE: annual figures:WHO databank, National Bureaus of Statistics. Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis Population Division (1995). World population prospects. The 1994 revision. New York: United Nations. Partly computations: Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Clinic, University of W?rzburg, Germany
Suicide rate > Young females	6 per 100,000 people		[13th of 43]
DEFINITION: Suicide death rates (per 100,000 of population) among 15 to 24 year-olds, various countries, latest available data, 1991 to 1993
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Suicide rate > Young males	10.2 per 100,000 people		[30th of 43]
DEFINITION: Suicide death rates (per 100,000 of population) among 15 to 24 year-olds, various countries, latest available data, 1991 to 1993
SOURCE: WHO, World Health Statistics Annual, 1994, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1994
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	3.1		[99th of 114]
DEFINITION: Total adult females smoking
SOURCE: WHO, World Health Statistics Annual, 1994, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1994
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	26.9		[97th of 115]
DEFINITION: Total adult males smoking
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,230		[50th of 106]
DEFINITION: Approximate average number of cigarettes smoked per adult per year
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports	49,350 million of cigarettes		[3rd of 15]
DEFINITION: Millions of cigarettes imported in 2000.
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	15		[105th of 121]
DEFINITION: Total adults smoking
SOURCE: USDA/FAS
Tobacco > Young female smokers	7.5		[29th of 32]
DEFINITION: Total young females smoking
SOURCE: World Health Organization2005
Tobacco > Young male smokers	7.5		[29th of 32]
DEFINITION: Total young males smoking
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.3%		[149th of 185]
DEFINITION: Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2002
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Total fertility rate	1.3		[161st of 166]
DEFINITION: Total fertility rate, 2003
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Transplants > Heart	2 heart transplants		[29th of 30]
DEFINITION: The number of heart transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).
SOURCE: World Health Organization
Transplants > Kidney	26 kidney transplants		[43rd of 47]
DEFINITION: The number of kidney transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).
SOURCE: Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002)
Transplants > Lung	1 lung transplants		[15th of 16]
DEFINITION: The number of lung transplants in the nation in 2002. (If the surveyed year is different, it is given in brackets).
SOURCE: Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002)
Transplants > Total	29 transplants		[42nd of 49]
DEFINITION: The total of our statistics for kidney, liver, pancreas, kidney-pancreas, heart, lung, heart-lung and intestine transplants. Note that, in some cases, the figures for each individual organ type were taken in different years (either 2000, 2001, or 2002). Thus these totals are suggestive but not conclusive.
SOURCE: Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002)
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	22		[110th of 165]
DEFINITION: Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
SOURCE: Abstracted from center-specific counts (Worldwide Transplant Center Directory, 2002)
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	99.69 %		[16th of 178]
DEFINITION: DOTS detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the directly observed treatment, short course case detection and treatment strategy.		View time series
SOURCE: UNHDR
Tuberculosis immunisation	98%		[34th of 134]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	81.24 %		[81st of 171]
DEFINITION: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.		View time series
SOURCE: UNICEF
Water availability	149 cubic meters		[161st of 169]
DEFINITION: Water resources: total renewable per capita (m3/capita year)
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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