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% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	100		[13th of 144]
Dependency ratio per 100	64		[78th of 166]
Source: UNICEF
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	53		[136th of 186]
Source: World Health Organization
Infant mortality rate > Total	18.97 deaths/1,000 live births		[114th of 225]
Source: World Health Organization
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth > Female	71.36 years		[148th of 226]
Source: Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth > Male	66.7 years		[144th of 226]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	68.97 years		[147th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	61		[128th of 186]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	61		[135th of 186]
Source: World Health Organization
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[29th of 185]
Source: World Health Organization
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	36		[144th of 185]
Source: World Health Organization
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	77		[148th of 185]
Source: World Health Organization
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	53.3%		[60th of 185]
Source: World Health Organization
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	40 per 1,000 people		[86th of 187]
Source: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	31		[12th of 114]
Source: The World Health Report 2001
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	51		[31st of 115]
Source: World Health Organization
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	41		[12th of 121]
Source: World Health Organization
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.4%		[144th of 185]
Source: World Health Organization2005
Total fertility rate	2.8		[85th of 166]
Source: World Health Organization

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