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Health Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Japan

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STAT Argentina Japan HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 17.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Japan
8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.9
Ranked 48th.
30.6
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Future births 503.06
Ranked 50th.
752.78
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.87%
Ranked 90th. 1% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 118th.

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Argentina

Human height > Average female height 1.596 m (5 ft 3 in) 1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)
Human height > Average male height N/A 1.707 m (5 ft 7 in)
Life expectancy > Men 72 years
Ranked 22nd.
80 years
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 76.95 years
Ranked 66th.
82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 79.61
Ranked 53th.
85.9
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 72.24
Ranked 72nd.
79.44
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 75.84
Ranked 62nd.
82.59
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Argentina

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 51% more than Japan
2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Quality of health care system > Cost 76.09
Ranked 10th.
80.56
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 75.43
Ranked 11th.
85.03
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Argentina
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 70.6%
Ranked 55th.
84%
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Argentina
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 139
Ranked 70th. 16% more than Japan
120
Ranked 117th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 10.81 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 141st. 4 times more than Japan
2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.29 births per woman
Ranked 103th. 82% more than Japan
1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 3.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 37 times more than Japan
0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 12.7
Ranked 118th. 6 times more than Japan
2.2
Ranked 190th.

Life expectancy > Women 80 years
Ranked 7th.
87 years
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.08
Ranked 1st. The same as Japan
1.08
Ranked 2nd.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 80.21
Ranked 4th.
87.5
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 51.09
Ranked 27th.
83.33
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Argentina
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4
Ranked 41st.
13.98
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.44
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Japan
21.93
Ranked 143th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 110,000
Ranked 39th. 14 times more than Japan
8,100
Ranked 105th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 58.42 births
Ranked 71st. 16 times more than Japan
3.65 births
Ranked 178th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 84.1%
Ranked 44th.
92.1%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Argentina
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 90
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Japan
88.89
Ranked 1st.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 8,878
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
2,463
Ranked 9th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 382.9$
Ranked 55th.
2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Argentina

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $891.80
Ranked 51st.
$3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 68.2
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Japan
4.6
Ranked 15th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 77.17
Ranked 7th.
86.11
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Argentina
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 25
Ranked 127th. 32% more than Japan
19
Ranked 142nd.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 18.7
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Japan
8.4
Ranked 52nd.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 77 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 80th. 15 times more than Japan
5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Maternal mortality 41 per 100,000
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Japan
8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.21
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Japan
2.12
Ranked 16th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 28,700.78
Ranked 55th.
2.66 million
Ranked 12th. 93 times more than Argentina

Death rates > Children under 5 14.1
Ranked 117th. 4 times more than Japan
3.3
Ranked 174th.

Death rates > Women 76.52
Ranked 118th. 77% more than Japan
43.31
Ranked 157th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 72.83
Ranked 9th.
88.89
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Argentina
Death rates > Men 165.13
Ranked 94th. 89% more than Japan
87.38
Ranked 149th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 2,900
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Japan
500
Ranked 72nd.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 75
Ranked 9th.
83.33
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Argentina
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 200
Ranked 80th.
210
Ranked 63th. 5% more than Argentina

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 40.4%
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Japan
33.1%
Ranked 44th.
Births and maternity > Number of births 756,176
Ranked 10th.
1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 74.83 years
Ranked 52nd.
82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Argentina

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.039 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 10 times more than Japan
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Life expectancy > Male 71.65
Ranked 65th.
79.29
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Argentina

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.481
Ranked 55th.
4.14
Ranked 59th. 9 times more than Argentina

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 80.43
Ranked 11th.
86.11
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Argentina
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.18 trillion
Ranked 41st.
339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 288 times more than Argentina

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.75
Ranked 70th. 43 times more than Japan
0.0635
Ranked 130th.

Death rates > Infants 13
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than Japan
2.4
Ranked 176th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.36 years
Ranked 59th.
85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Argentina

Life expectancy > Female 79.2
Ranked 49th.
86.05
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 18
Ranked 140th.
60
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Argentina
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 956
Ranked 37th.
2,133
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Argentina
Spending > Per person 654
Ranked 28th.
2,243
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 319.83
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan
150.18
Ranked 36th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 124th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 93%
Ranked 99th.
94%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Argentina

Life expectancy at birth > Male 73.71 years
Ranked 72nd.
78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Argentina

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 54th. 24% more than Japan
2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 78.68 years
Ranked 46th.
85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 65.3
Ranked 45th.
75
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Argentina
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (79.20-79.40) (85.80-85.90)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 207
Ranked 149th. Twice as much as Japan
103
Ranked 189th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.48
Ranked 51st.
9.47
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Argentina
Births and maternity > All births of boys 391,094
Ranked 8th.
538,271
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Argentina

Health spending per capita 662.62
Ranked 50th.
2,750.8
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.11
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Japan
20.34
Ranked 162nd.
Suicide rate > Young males 6.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th.
10.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Argentina
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 71.18 years
Ranked 64th.
78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Argentina

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 30
Ranked 97th. 43% more than Japan
21
Ranked 112th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 46
Ranked 130th. 18% more than Japan
39
Ranked 144th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0725
Ranked 58th. 19 times more than Japan
0.00391
Ranked 72nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 74.3
Ranked 68th.
87.27
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Argentina

Drug access 50%
Ranked 120th.
95%
Ranked 12th. 90% more than Argentina
Infant mortality > Female babies 13 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 121st. 4 times more than Japan
3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 515
Ranked 141st. 81% more than Japan
284
Ranked 187th.
Suicide rate > Young females 2.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 34th.
4.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 91% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Twin births 12,470
Ranked 5th.
19,196
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Argentina

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 217.98
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Japan
19.27
Ranked 64th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 87.07
Ranked 50th.
94.49
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1,322.18
Ranked 40th.
$2,696.16
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.76
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Japan
23.52
Ranked 121st.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 74
Ranked 44th.
82
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Argentina
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 1.05%
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Japan
0.259%
Ranked 108th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 18.73
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Japan
8.41
Ranked 48th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 1.95%
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Japan
0.88%
Ranked 112th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 40.96 per 100,000 people
Ranked 120th. 45% more than Japan
28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 19.4%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Japan
3.3%
Ranked 9th.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.796
Ranked 53th.
0.965
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Argentina
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 4,952
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
1,269
Ranked 8th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 121.58
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Japan
9.93
Ranked 51st.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 88
Ranked 135th. Twice as much as Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Dependency ratio per 100 59
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than Japan
49
Ranked 129th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 8 7
Smoking rate > Women 24
Ranked 33th. 85% more than Japan
13
Ranked 56th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 4,985
Ranked 52nd.
9,433
Ranked 35th. 89% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 94.97%
Ranked 25th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Argentina

Diseases > Leprosy cases 312
Ranked 35th. 28 times more than Japan
11
Ranked 67th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than Japan
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Transplants > Liver 99 liver transplants
Ranked 14th.
141 liver transplants
Ranked 11th. 42% more than Argentina
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 34.6
Ranked 68th.
44.3
Ranked 34th. 28% more than Argentina
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 130000 17000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Japan
30%
Ranked 167th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 3,912
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
1,194
Ranked 7th.

Births and maternity > Single births 687,766
Ranked 4th.
1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Argentina

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 25.4
Ranked 32nd. 78% more than Japan
14.3
Ranked 55th.
Transplants > Total 211 transplants
Ranked 22nd.
453 transplants
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Argentina
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 70
Ranked 81st. 12 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 155th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 68.1
Ranked 44th.
77.7
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Argentina
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 88
Ranked 135th. Twice as much as Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 126.74
Ranked 103th. 72% more than Japan
73.83
Ranked 125th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 19.4%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Japan
3.3%
Ranked 9th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 62.5
Ranked 53th.
72.3
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Argentina
Transplants > Kidney 84 kidney transplants
Ranked 32nd.
309 kidney transplants
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Argentina
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 600
Ranked 80th.
12,200
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Argentina
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.079
Ranked 51st. 92 times more than Japan
0.000861
Ranked 80th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 17.11
Ranked 115th. 97% more than Japan
8.67
Ranked 188th.

Spending > Public 2.4% (1999) 5.7%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 77.87%
Ranked 96th.
86.96%
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Argentina

Total fertility rate 2.4
Ranked 100th. 85% more than Japan
1.3
Ranked 157th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Family allowance funds (financed through state and employer contributions) 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund
Infant mortality > Male babies 17 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 124th. 5 times more than Japan
3.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 192nd.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Illegal
Children living with AIDS 3,000
Ranked 41st. 27 times more than Japan
110
Ranked 79th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 78
Ranked 41st.
85
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Argentina
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 88
Ranked 135th. Twice as much as Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Transplants > Total per million 5.61 transplants
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Japan
3.55 transplants
Ranked 38th.
Respiratory disease child death rate 10.34 1.52
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 8.69
Ranked 23th.
34.85
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Argentina
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 36000 9900
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 7.93
Ranked 54th. 92 times more than Japan
0.0861
Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 20 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 5 times more than Japan
4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
Transplants > Kidney per million 2.23 kidney transplants
Ranked 39th.
2.42 kidney transplants
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Argentina
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 480
Ranked 44th.
1,742
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Argentina
Transplants > Liver per million 2.63 liver transplants
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Japan
1.11 liver transplants
Ranked 24th.
Spending > Private 6.1%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan
1.6%
Ranked 89th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.35%
Ranked 61st.
6.32%
Ranked 31st. 45% more than Argentina

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 95%
Ranked 6th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Argentina

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Argentina

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 57.5%
Ranked 158th. About the same as Japan
57.32%
Ranked 159th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 62.47%
Ranked 110th. 37% more than Japan
45.55%
Ranked 120th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 90%
Ranked 76th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Argentina

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.1%
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 141st.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.63%
Ranked 106th. 1% more than Japan
13.53%
Ranked 108th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 30.5%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
14.81%
Ranked 117th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 13.92%
Ranked 51st.
17.94%
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Argentina

Infant mortality rate > Male 12.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 138th. 4 times more than Japan
2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 88
Ranked 105th.
95
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Argentina
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7.1%
Ranked 27th.
7.8%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Argentina

Public health spending > % of total health spending 50.76%
Ranked 123th.
81.33%
Ranked 23th. 60% more than Argentina

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Japan
97.94%
Ranked 22nd.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 31.1%
Ranked 17th. 21 times more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 81st.
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 43th. The same as Japan
100
Ranked 21st.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 12,208
Ranked 1st. 1221 times more than Japan
10
Ranked 5th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 366,591
Ranked 8th.
512,535
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Argentina

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (79.20-79.40) (85.80-85.90)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 16.5%
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Japan
10.56%
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 80.09%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Japan
79.99%
Ranked 71st.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 33.3%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Japan
15.4%
Ranked 144th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.61%
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 126th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 74%
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Japan
55.9%
Ranked 16th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 15th. The same as Japan
99%
Ranked 10th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 84%
Ranked 79th.
86%
Ranked 73th. 2% more than Argentina

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 24.72%
Ranked 112th. 51% more than Japan
16.4%
Ranked 142nd.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.69%
Ranked 78th.
58.24%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Argentina

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.19%
Ranked 58th. 72% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 130th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.92%
Ranked 58th.
7.42%
Ranked 23th. 51% more than Argentina

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 82nd.
100%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Argentina

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 80%
Ranked 88th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Argentina

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 94th.
99%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Argentina

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 85th.
98%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Argentina

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Japan
94%
Ranked 78th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 42.9%
Ranked 166th.
80.75%
Ranked 100th. 88% more than Argentina

Health spending > % of GDP 9.98%
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Japan
8.02%
Ranked 48th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 62.4%
Ranked 154th.
89.8%
Ranked 92nd. 44% more than Argentina
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 5.4%
Ranked 35th. 46% more than Japan
3.7%
Ranked 8th.
Births with health staff 98%
Ranked 26th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Argentina
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 96.05
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Japan
9.34
Ranked 48th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 3%
Ranked 127th. 20% more than Japan
2.5%
Ranked 139th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 96%
Ranked 60th.
100%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Argentina

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 48.7%
Ranked 164th.
93.4%
Ranked 71st. 92% more than Argentina

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 8.9%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Japan
7.9%
Ranked 45th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 97
Ranked 42nd.
98
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Argentina
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 66.61%
Ranked 73th. 16% more than Japan
57.33%
Ranked 100th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 91
Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Japan
81
Ranked 127th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 12.4%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Japan
5.6%
Ranked 8th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 310.39
Ranked 1st. 3967 times more than Japan
0.0782
Ranked 15th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 32.3%
Ranked 1st.
46.9%
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Argentina

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 29.61
Ranked 120th. 36% more than Japan
21.85
Ranked 130th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 5.07%
Ranked 52nd.
6.53%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Argentina

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 49.8%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Japan
18.3%
Ranked 162nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 71
Ranked 49th.
78
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Argentina
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 100%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Japan
87.66%
Ranked 14th.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 8.11%
Ranked 59th.
9.27%
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Argentina

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 24.9%
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Japan
14.5%
Ranked 18th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 9.6%
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Japan
7.8%
Ranked 43th.

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.3%
Ranked 122nd.
0.0
Ranked 143th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 83%
Ranked 55th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Argentina

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 94.8%
Ranked 19th.
99.8%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Argentina

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 92%
Ranked 78th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Argentina

Private health spending > % of GDP 4.92%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 134th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 60.64%
Ranked 94th.
80.01%
Ranked 31st. 32% more than Argentina

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.11
Ranked 51st.
1.16
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Argentina
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.29%
Ranked 118th.
6.48%
Ranked 111th. 3% more than Argentina

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