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% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	58		[162nd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	58		[97th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	58		[160th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	74		[144th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	80		[117th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	77		[11th of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	57		[82nd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	62		[102nd of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	71		[110th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	73		[72nd of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	83		[82nd of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	100		[9th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100		[16th of 133]
% under-fives with ARI --	16		[22nd of 79]
% under-fives with ARI taken to health provider	50		[42nd of 80]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	79%		[71st of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	89.03 births		[40th of 184]
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	50 %		[5th of 52]
Bird Flu (H5N1) > Recent animal cases Two cases affecting 16,000 poultry have been confirmed in the province of Matebeleland. Both cases have involved ostrich stock. To date, no chickens have tested positive and antibodies have only been recorded in two ostrich farms, Dollar Block and Mimosa, in Matabeleland North Province.
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	29.46 per 1,000 people		[52nd of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	72.5 %		[28th of 76]
Births with health staff	72%		[64th of 116]
Children living with AIDS	240,000		[3rd of 80]
Children living with AIDS (per capita)	19.7352 per 1,000 people		[1st of 80]
Children Underweight Rate	2%		[66th of 95]
Contraception	54%		[39th of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	53.5 %		[11th of 57]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	79.5 %		[1st of 47]
Drinking water availability %	83%		[80th of 147]
Drug access	50%		[95th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	27.2 $		[146th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	4.04 %		[22nd of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.46 %		[88th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	7.5 %		[56th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	13.1 %		[47th of 141]
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	59.33 %		[18th of 112]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.34 births per woman		[62nd of 194]
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate	24.6%		[4th of 136]
HIV AIDS > Deaths	170,000		[3rd of 102]
HIV AIDS > Deaths (per capita)	13,216.058 per million people		[4th of 102]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	1,800,000		[6th of 126]
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS (per capita)	141.757 per 1,000 people		[4th of 126]
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49	33.73		[2nd of 114]
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years,	33.7		[2nd of 145]
HIVAIDS > children orphaned by AIDS 0-14 years,	782,000		[7th of 82]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	0.51 per 1,000 people		[144th of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	90 %		[110th of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	85 %		[120th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	53 %		[109th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	47 %		[97th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	63 %		[122nd of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	81 %		[113rd of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	72 %		[106th of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	98 %		[88th of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	601 per 100,000 people		[7th of 200]
Infant mortality rate > Female	31.14 deaths/1,000 live births		[71st of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Male	36.5 deaths/1,000 live births		[73rd of 225]
Infant mortality rate > Total	33.86 deaths/1,000 live births		[71st of 225]
Intestinal diseases death rate	19.43%		[53rd of 141]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth > Female	43.46 years		[214th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Male	45.08 years		[210th of 226]
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	44.28 years		[211st of 225]
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	36.55 years		[181st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	37.94 years		[181st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	37.26 years		[181st of 194]
Major infectious diseases > Animal contact disease	rabies
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 > Water contact disease	schistosomiasis
Malaria % under-fives sleeping under a bednet	3		[35th of 35]
Malaria cases > per 100,000	5,410		[20th of 94]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	26.5 %		[9th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	13 %		[16th of 63]
Maternal mortality	700 per 100,000		[7th of 136]
Measles immunization	79		[117th of 168]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	35		[52nd of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months	33		[56th of 125]
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	93		[16th of 112]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	27		[50th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	13		[75th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2		[68th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6		[55th of 128]
Oral rehydration rate %	50		[2nd of 73]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	48.7 %		[165th of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people		[38th of 148]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	45 %		[13th of 106]
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	45 %		[10th of 108]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	93.1 %		[7th of 62]
Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49	20.12 %		[4th of 148]
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	47 %		[8th of 172]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	98 per 1,000 people		[44th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	51.6%		[4th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	23.7%		[159th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	22.1%		[159th of 159]
Respiratory disease child death rate	44.52
Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	2.2 %		[32nd of 43]
Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	20 %		[35th of 42]
Spending > Per person	36		[91st of 133]
Spending > Private	4		[16th of 141]
Spending > Public	3.0% (1999)
Suicide rate > Females	5.2 per 100,000 people		[35th of 80]
Suicide rate > Gender ratio	2 per 100,000 people		[69th of 76]
Suicide rate > Males	10.5 per 100,000 people		[51st of 80]
Tobacco > Adult female smokers	1.2		[111st of 114]
Tobacco > Adult male smokers	34.4		[75th of 115]
Tobacco > Cigarette consumption	399		[83rd of 106]
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	17.8		[98th of 121]
Tobacco > Total young smokers	18.3%		[17th of 30]
Tobacco > Young female smokers	17		[14th of 32]
Tobacco > Young male smokers	17		[14th of 32]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	291		[7th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	41.31 %		[140th of 178]
Tuberculosis immunisation	88%		[87th of 134]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	54.34 %		[163rd of 171]
Water availability	1,584 cubic meters		[133rd of 169]

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