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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	96		[51st of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	95		[36th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	94		[62nd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	97		[43rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[7th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	96		[41st of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	96		[45th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	96		[58th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	81		[63rd of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	84		[80th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	95		[74th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[24th of 133]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	99%		[22nd of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	47.38 births		[84th of 184]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Confirmed human cases	22		[3rd of 7]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Confirmed human deaths	14		[3rd of 7]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	15.62 per 1,000 people		[120th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	99.3 %		[10th of 76]
Births with health staff	85%		[58th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	21,000		[24th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.327174 per 1,000 people		[39th of 80]
Contraception	72%		[13th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	72 %		[5th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	46		[148th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	84%		[77th of 147]
Drug access	95%		[11th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	88.1 $		[111st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.24 %		[156th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	2.26 %		[132nd of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	3.5 %		[167th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.3 %		[124th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0.2%		[125th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	39.29 %		[56th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	1.89 births per woman		[127th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	62.4		[91st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	57.7		[103rd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	60.1		[96th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	1.5%		[43rd of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	58,000		[12th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	918.528 per million people		[36th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	570,000		[13th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	9.027 per 1,000 people		[39th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	1.79		[39th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	1.8		[39th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	289,000		[13th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	2.2 per 1,000 people		[53rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	98 %		[37th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[58th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	99 %		[31st of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	99 %		[26th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[47th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	99 %		[47th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[31st of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[81st of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	142.26 per 100,000 people		[67th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	16.89 deaths/1,000 live births		[110th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	19.5 deaths/1,000 live births		[118th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	18.23 deaths/1,000 live births		[117th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	12.95%		[71st of 141]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$	5,600,000 $		[8th of 19]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.032 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[8th of 44]
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	0.087 $ per 1,000 people		[8th of 45]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	75.27 years		[116th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	70.51 years		[105th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	72.83 years		[111st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	74.46 years		[83rd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	67.51 years		[100th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.9 years		[95th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73		[85th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	67		[91st of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70		[89th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	leptospirosis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	130		[59th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	13.4 %		[30th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	17.6 %		[18th of 63]
Maternal mortality	44 per 100,000		[86th of 136]
Measles immunization	96		[33rd of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	27		[66th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	4		[124th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	74		[43rd of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	16		[85th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	19		[54th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6		[57th of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	75.8%		[139th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	74.7 %		[134th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	223		[78th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	321		[86th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.37 per 1,000 people		[78th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	30 %		[35th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	21 %		[46th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	91.8 %		[17th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	14.2%		[38th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	1.4 %		[50th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	22 %		[49th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	30.3%		[116th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	32 per 1,000 people		[94th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	9%		[75th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	78.8%		[68th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	66.5%		[71st of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	14.48 (est)
SARS fatalities	2		[8th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	22%		[3rd of 29]
SARS female cases %	56%		[12th of 29]
SARS median age range	42		[13th of 29]
SARS total cases	9		[10th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	2.9 %		[32nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	48.5 %		[10th of 42]
Spending > Per person	112		[68th of 133]
Spending > Private	4.1		[14th of 141]
Spending > Public	1.9%
Suicide rate > Middle aged	19		[32nd of 34]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	2.6		[101st of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	44.1		[47th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	1,067		[58th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	23.4		[80th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.4%		[142nd of 185]
Total fertility rate	1.9		[126th of 166]
Transplants > Kidney	79 kidney transplants		[33rd of 47]
Transplants > Kidney (per capita)	1.2308 kidney transplants per 1		[43rd of 47]
Transplants > Total	79 transplants		[35th of 49]
Transplants > Total (per capita)	1.2308 transplants per 1 millio		[45th of 49]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	100		[55th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	73.22 %		[55th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	98%		[30th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	74.4 %		[107th of 171]
Water availability	6,527 cubic meters		[78th of 169]

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