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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	77		[140th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	68		[152nd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	78		[138th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	83		[110th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	85		[5th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	17		[124th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	41		[123rd of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	96		[59th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	67		[85th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	77		[99th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[23rd of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[40th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	18		[20th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	67		[21st of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	68%		[84th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	51.02 births		[79th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	53 %		[24th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	22.45 per 1,000 people		[80th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	75.5 %		[40th of 76]
Births with health staff	76%		[63rd of 116]
Children living with AIDS	30,000		[19th of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	14.771 per 1,000 people		[3rd of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	6%		[36th of 95]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	43.7 %		[22nd of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	88		[26th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	38.8 %		[23rd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	77%		[99th of 147]
Drug access	80%		[61st of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	189.8 $		[84th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	2.11 %		[109th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	4.69 %		[55th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	6.8 %		[70th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	16.9 %		[39th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	5.2%		[60th of 179]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	61.9 %		[2nd of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.66 births per woman		[53rd of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	43.8		[161st of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	42.9		[160th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	43.3		[160th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	21.3%		[5th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	16,000		[30th of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	8,056.541 per million people		[6th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	210,000		[32nd of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	108.812 per 1,000 people		[7th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	22.5		[5th of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	22.5		[5th of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	47,000		[31st of 82]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	86 %		[126th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	73 %		[153rd of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	25 %		[159th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	13 %		[155th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	50 %		[151st of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	87 %		[93rd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	81 %		[84th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[76th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	697.31 per 100,000 people		[3rd of 200]
Infant mortality rate	69.58		[36th of 179]
Infant mortality rate > Female	41.93 deaths/1,000 live births		[58th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	49.24 deaths/1,000 live births		[61st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	45.64 deaths/1,000 live births		[57th of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	21.54%		[49th of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	49.38 years		[205th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	50.39 years		[200th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	49.89 years		[203rd of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	46.81 years		[161st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	47.04 years		[158th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	46.93 years		[160th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	53		[157th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	50		[156th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	51		[158th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	1,502		[36th of 94]
Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population	3 %		[10th of 27]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	23.6 %		[26th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	24 %		[25th of 63]
Maternal mortality	230 per 100,000		[42nd of 136]
Measles immunization	66		[138th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	26		[67th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	63		[59th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	24		[63rd of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	24		[40th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	5		[43rd of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	9		[39th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	84		[32nd of 57]
Oral rehydration rate %	8		[65th of 73]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	20.5%		[185th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	18.1 %		[184th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	232		[75th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	331		[84th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.3 per 1,000 people		[28th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	34 %		[25th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	23 %		[41st of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	90.6 %		[21st of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	74.8%		[3rd of 159]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	19.56 %		[5th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	24 %		[40th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	29.9%		[119th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	119 per 1,000 people		[38th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	46.7%		[10th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	31.3%		[151st of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	28%		[152nd of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	56.51 (est)
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	9.6 %		[23rd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	22.8 %		[32nd of 42]
Spending > Per person	142		[60th of 133]
Spending > Private	3.3		[32nd of 141]
Spending > Public	3.3% (1999)
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	35		[5th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	65		[5th of 115]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	50		[3rd of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	6.7%		[68th of 185]
Total fertility rate	4.5		[45th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	221		[19th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	89.89 %		[26th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	80%		[105th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	68.36 %		[137th of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	22.1 %		[7th of 13]
Water availability	10,211 cubic meters		[59th of 169]

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