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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	98		[25th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	96		[31st of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	88		[99th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	99		[16th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	99		[30th of 153]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[65th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	1		[77th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	51		[38th of 80]
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Access to sanitation	81%		[70th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	16.31 births		[146th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	51 %		[26th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	22.26 per 1,000 people		[82nd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	97.2 %		[19th of 76]
Births with health staff	97%		[34th of 116]
Contraception	62%		[24th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	61.8 %		[13th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	62		[82nd of 166]
Drug access	50%		[129th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	124.4 $		[101st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.49 %		[141st of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.31 %		[94th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	4.8 %		[132nd of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	0.4 %		[120th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0.7%		[112nd of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.6 births per woman		[86th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	57.2		[125th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	51.6		[139th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	54.4		[131st of 186]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[133rd of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	7.11 per 1,000 people		[23rd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[6th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	99 %		[10th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	62 %		[95th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	50 %		[93rd of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	77 %		[105th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	72 %		[133rd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	54 %		[138th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	93 %		[116th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	70.2 per 100,000 people		[94th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	47.4 deaths/1,000 live births		[52nd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	56.01 deaths/1,000 live births		[51st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	51.81 deaths/1,000 live births		[52nd of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	23.34%		[47th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	71.82 years		[147th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	65.53 years		[149th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	68.6 years		[148th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	67.21 years		[122nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	58.71 years		[134th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	62.86 years		[131st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	65		[128th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	56		[146th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	60		[139th of 186]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	1		[89th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	22.3 %		[30th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	12 %		[41st of 63]
Maternal mortality	65 per 100,000		[76th of 136]
Measles immunization	97		[30th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	27		[67th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	13		[95th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	75		[41st of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	22		[73rd of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	12		[81st of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[74th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6		[63rd of 128]
Oral rehydration rate %	31		[16th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	100%		[40th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	100 %		[13th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	129		[106th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	182		[118th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	4.18 per 1,000 people		[3rd of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	12 %		[74th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	8 %		[77th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	98.1 %		[6th of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0%		[148th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.1 %		[130th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	7 %		[95th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	29.3%		[124th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	52 per 1,000 people		[71st of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	27.6%		[3rd of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	71.7%		[100th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	56.9%		[103rd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	251.62
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	1 %		[2nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	27 %		[1st of 42]
Spending > Per person	30		[96th of 133]
Spending > Private	1.1		[119th of 141]
Spending > Public	4.1%
Suicide rate > Females	3.4 per 100,000 people		[47th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2.4 per 100,000 people		[59th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	8.1 per 100,000 people		[57th of 80]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	1		[115th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	27		[96th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	2,307		[12th of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	14		[110th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	4.3%		[152nd of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.7		[90th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	56		[76th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	43.3 %		[130th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	99%		[22nd of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	86.42 %		[46th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	10.1 %		[12th of 13]
Water availability	5,218 cubic meters		[84th of 169]

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