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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	94		[74th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	88		[61st of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	91		[79th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	90		[99th of 187]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	100		[15th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	100		[14th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	100		[18th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	100		[16th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	100		[1st of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[12th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	56		[102nd of 133]
ABO and Rh distribution > A−	6 %		[5th of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > A+	34 %		[7th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > AB−	1 %		[2nd of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > AB+	3 %		[8th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > B−	2 %		[1st of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > B+	9 %		[7th of 10]
ABO and Rh distribution > O−	7 %		[4th of 9]
ABO and Rh distribution > O+	38 %		[4th of 10]
Abortion law > North & Central America > Mental Health	Yes
Abortions	1,210,880		[2nd of 19]
Abortions (per capita)	4.0945 per 1,000 people		[6th of 19]
Access to sanitation	100%		[10th of 129]
Acute care beds	2.9 per 1,000 people		[19th of 22]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	49.83 births		[83rd of 184]
Age of women at first childbirth	24.9 years old		[15th of 17]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	14 per 1,000 people		[132nd of 195]
Births > Low birth weight	7.8%		[5th of 26]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	99 %		[8th of 76]
Births by caesarean section	211 live births per 1,000 pe		[3rd of 16]
Births with health staff	99%		[15th of 116]
Breast cancer incidence	21.2 per 100,000 females		[17th of 26]
Child injury death index	14.1		[4th of 26]
Child maltreatment deaths	2.2 per 100,000 children		[1st of 27]
Children living with AIDS	10,000		[35th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	0.0338142 per 1,000 people		[62nd of 80]
Circulatory disease deaths	265 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[5th of 18]
Consultation with doctors	8.9 per person per year		[2nd of 15]
Contraception	76%		[8th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	64.2 %		[7th of 57]
Daily smokers	17.5%		[29th of 30]
Daily smokers > 1990	25.6%		[26th of 27]
Death from cancer	321.9 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[9th of 16]
Dependency ratio per 100	51		[126th of 166]
Digestive disease deaths	20.5 per 100,000 people		[16th of 26]
Drinking water availability %	100%		[14th of 147]
Drug access	95%		[27th of 163]
Duration of hospitalisation	5.8 days		[12th of 16]
expenditure per capita > current US$	6,096.2 $		[1st of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	8.52 %		[1st of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	6.88 %		[21st of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	15.4 %		[1st of 187]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	0%		[158th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	25 %		[91st of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	2.05 births per woman		[117th of 194]
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum	3.2%		[8th of 21]
Health care funding > Private per capita	$2,580.00 per capita		[1st of 25]
Health care funding > Public per capita	$2,051.00 per capita		[3rd of 25]
Health care funding > Total per capita	$4,631.00 per capita		[1st of 25]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	71.3		[28th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	67.2		[29th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	69.3		[29th of 186]
Heart disease deaths	106.5 per 100,000 people		[13th of 26]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.6%		[58th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	14,000		[33rd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	48.141 per million people		[64th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	950,000		[8th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	3.267 per 1,000 people		[54th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.61		[55th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.6		[57th of 145]
Hospital beds	3.6 per 1,000 people		[27th of 29]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	3.3 per 1,000 people		[37th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	96 %		[54th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	93 %		[86th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	100 %		[17th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[20th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[26th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	100 %		[15th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	100 %		[18th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	100 %		[55th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	4.53 per 100,000 people		[194th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	5.62 deaths/1,000 live births		[176th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	6.95 deaths/1,000 live births		[177th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	6.3 deaths/1,000 live births		[180th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	7.35%		[84th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy > Female healthy years	68.8 years		[24th of 29]
Life expectancy > Healthy years	67.6 years		[22nd of 29]
Life expectancy > Male healthy years	66.4 years		[22nd of 29]
Life expectancy at birth > Female	81.13 years		[45th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	75.29 years		[48th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	78.14 years		[46th of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	80.67 years		[35th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	74.89 years		[36th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	77.71 years		[34th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	80		[30th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	75		[30th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	77		[31st of 186]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	1.1 %		[17th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	1.6 %		[20th of 63]
Maternal mortality	8 per 100,000		[121st of 136]
Measles immunization	92		[67th of 168]
Motor vehicle deaths	15.5 deaths per 100,000 peopl		[1st of 17]
Nurses	8.1 per 1,000 people		[14th of 17]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	2		[131st of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	1		[137th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	1		[124th of 128]
Obesity	30.6%		[1st of 29]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	25.4%		[181st of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	23.8 %		[181st of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	2,368		[5th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	5,274		[1st of 185]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female	13.5%		[6th of 29]
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males	10.8%		[9th of 29]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	2.3 per 1,000 people		[31st of 148]
Plastic surgery procedures	90,992		[1st of 34]
Plastic surgery procedures (per capita)	30.768 per 100,000 people		[19th of 34]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	99 %		[1st of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	65.7%		[4th of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	0.6 %		[69th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	2.5 %		[164th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	55.1%		[52nd of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	8 per 1,000 people		[156th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 60	12.8%		[25th of 48]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	85.7%		[33rd of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	77.4%		[32nd of 159]
Public spending as % of total	44.9%		[24th of 25]
Red Cross donations	221,259,000		[1st of 37]
Respiratory disease child death rate	40.43 (est)
Respiratory disease deaths	51.6 per 100,000 people		[8th of 26]
SARS fatalities	0		[17th of 29]
SARS fatality ratio %	0%		[17th of 29]
SARS female cases %	48%		[15th of 29]
SARS median age range	33		[20th of 29]
SARS total cases	29		[7th of 29]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	19.2 %		[13th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	24.1 %		[28th of 42]
Spending > Per person	4,271		[1st of 133]
Spending > Private	7.1		[3rd of 141]
Spending > Public	5.7% (1999)
Stomach cancer deaths	3.4		[26th of 26]
Suicide rate > Females	4.4 per 100,000 people		[40th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	4.5 per 100,000 people		[17th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	19.8 per 100,000 people		[30th of 80]
Suicide rate > Middle aged	27		[25th of 34]
Suicide rate > Young females	3.8 per 100,000 people		[27th of 43]
Suicide rate > Young males	21.9 per 100,000 people		[15th of 43]
Teen birth rate	64		[1st of 40]
Teenage pregnancy	494,357 births		[1st of 26]
Teenage pregnancy (per capita)	1,671.63 births per 1 million peo		[1st of 26]
Teenage pregnancy > Share	22%		[1st of 26]
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports	11,500 million of cigarettes		[14th of 15]
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports (per capita)	38.8863 million of cigarettes pe		[15th of 15]
Total expenditure as % of GDP	13.9 % of GDP		[1st of 28]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	14.6%		[1st of 185]
Total fertility rate	2.1		[120th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	2		[165th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	85.12 %		[33rd of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	60.73 %		[154th of 171]
Years lived in ill health > Female	10.7 years		[4th of 29]
Years lived in ill health > Male	8 years		[7th of 29]

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