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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	40		[180th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	45		[180th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	40		[181st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	60		[147th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	60		[26th of 54]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	68.19 births		[57th of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	44.05 per 1,000 people		[14th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	24.8 %		[55th of 76]
Children Underweight Rate	7%		[27th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	1 %		[25th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	102		[6th of 166]
expenditure per capita > current US$	8 $		[175th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.44 %		[147th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.16 %		[168th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	2.6 %		[179th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	9.3 %		[53rd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[142nd of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	57.5 %		[35th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	6.2 births per woman		[12th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	37.5		[174th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	36.1		[174th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	36.8		[174th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1%		[55th of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	43,000		[59th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	5.949 per 1,000 people		[52nd of 126]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	1		[49th of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.4 per 1,000 people		[65th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	35 %		[186th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	35 %		[187th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	26 %		[157th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	14 %		[154th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	48 %		[156th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	29 %		[175th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	27 %		[170th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	32 %		[181st of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	224.14 per 100,000 people		[45th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	101.5 deaths/1,000 live births		[7th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	120.17 deaths/1,000 live births		[5th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	110.97 deaths/1,000 live births		[6th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	36.24%		[7th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	51.12 years		[202nd of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	47.43 years		[206th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	49.25 years		[205th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	48.97 years		[157th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	46.54 years		[160th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	47.73 years		[158th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	45		[175th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	43		[172nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	44		[174th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	16		[19th of 35]
Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs	19		[27th of 34]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	0.3 %		[4th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	23.3 %		[27th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	25.8 %		[18th of 63]
Measles immunization	26		[166th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	8		[103rd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	9		[112nd of 125]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	23		[66th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	26		[31st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	7		[27th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	17		[2nd of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	62		[45th of 57]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[5th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.04 per 1,000 people		[106th of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	32.3 %		[17th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.86 %		[62nd of 148]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	199 per 1,000 people		[9th of 187]
Respiratory disease child death rate	209.11 (est)
Total fertility rate	7.2		[2nd of 166]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	85.78 %		[30th of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	90.51 %		[20th of 171]
Water availability	1,538 cubic meters		[134th of 169]
Women circumcised	4.5		[6th of 27]
Women circumcised (per capita)	0.000523743 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 27]
Women circumcised share	4.5%		[6th of 27]

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