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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	69		[153rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	34		[110th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	65		[154th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	69		[153rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	74		[128th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	39		[43rd of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	21		[120th of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	38		[125th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	89		[87th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	68		[84th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	69		[113rd of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	74		[127th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[76th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	23		[8th of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	32		[63rd of 80]
Abortion law > Middle East > Physical Health	No
Access to sanitation	28%		[121st of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	90.61 births		[38th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	47 %		[9th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	40.03 per 1,000 people		[23rd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	26.8 %		[45th of 76]
Births with health staff	22%		[108th of 116]
Children Underweight Rate	15%		[4th of 95]
Contraception	21%		[72nd of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	23 %		[12th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	103		[5th of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	23.2 %		[2nd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	69%		[110th of 147]
Drug access	50%		[115th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	33.9 $		[136th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	3.09 %		[55th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	1.91 %		[145th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5 %		[127th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	15 %		[42nd of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	3%		[80th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	5.87 births per woman		[15th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	50.7		[145th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	48		[147th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	49.3		[146th of 186]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	0.1%		[129th of 136]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	12,000		[85th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	0.648 per 1,000 people		[97th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	0.12		[92nd of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	0.1		[117th of 145]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.6 per 1,000 people		[60th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	86 %		[124th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	76 %		[148th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	43 %		[124th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	28 %		[134th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	86 %		[93rd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	67 %		[136th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	65 %		[119th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	71 %		[172nd of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	81.9 per 100,000 people		[86th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	51.54 deaths/1,000 live births		[44th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	60.78 deaths/1,000 live births		[45th of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	56.27 deaths/1,000 live births		[46th of 225]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	64.94 years		[171st of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	60.96 years		[168th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	62.9 years		[171st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	63.16 years		[134th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	60.38 years		[132nd of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	61.73 years		[134th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	61		[144th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	57		[142nd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	59		[144th of 186]
Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk	high
Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Major infectious diseases > Vectorborne diseases	dengue fever and malaria
Major infectious diseases > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria cases > per 100,000	15,160		[10th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	53.1 %		[1st of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	45.6 %		[2nd of 63]
Maternal mortality	350 per 100,000		[36th of 136]
Measles immunization	74		[129th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	41		[44th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	18		[83rd of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	39		[79th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	52		[3rd of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	46		[6th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	15		[4th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	13		[14th of 128]
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 6-59 months	100		[1st of 57]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	85.8%		[108th of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	95.5 %		[59th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	16		[172nd of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	58		[158th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.33 per 1,000 people		[27th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	34 %		[26th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	37 %		[16th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	41.4 %		[24th of 62]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	38 %		[17th of 172]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	72.8%		[17th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	96 per 1,000 people		[49th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	20%		[51st of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	58.9%		[111st of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	53.4%		[108th of 159]
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	29 %		[5th of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	77 %		[1st of 42]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	29		[19th of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	60		[11th of 115]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	44.5		[7th of 121]
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	3.7%		[165th of 185]
Total fertility rate	7		[7th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	70		[66th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	41.34 %		[139th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	78%		[106th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	82.28 %		[73rd of 171]
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	38.6 %		[1st of 13]
Water availability	223 cubic meters		[158th of 169]

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