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Health Stats: compare key data on Belarus & United States

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STAT Belarus United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 9.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 167th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 48% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.3
Ranked 52nd.
28
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Future births 59.97
Ranked 118th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 85 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.86%
Ranked 111th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Belarus

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Life expectancy > Men 65 years
Ranked 84th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Belarus
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 71.2 years
Ranked 135th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Belarus

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 76.9
Ranked 93th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Belarus

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 64.7
Ranked 137th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Belarus

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 70.65
Ranked 115th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Belarus

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 98% more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of not reaching 60 26%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
12.8%
Ranked 24th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 51.3%
Ranked 113th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Belarus
Quality of health care system > Cost 46.43
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 48.02
Ranked 21st.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Belarus
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 140
Ranked 65th. 5% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 168th. 3% more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.24 births per woman
Ranked 173th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 65% more than Belarus

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 3.9
Ranked 166th.
6
Ranked 151st. 54% more than Belarus

Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 61st.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Belarus
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 53.57
Ranked 18th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 39% more than Belarus
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.3%
Ranked 80th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. Twice as much as Belarus

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 32.14
Ranked 19th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 88% more than Belarus
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 11.2
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.72
Ranked 11th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Belarus
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 17,000
Ranked 82nd.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 71 times more than Belarus

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 25.79 births
Ranked 121st.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 93% more than Belarus

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 80%
Ranked 61st.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Belarus
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 50
Ranked 21st.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 91% more than Belarus
Deaths > Deaths of infants 386
Ranked 17th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than Belarus

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 146.7$
Ranked 96th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Belarus

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $307.05
Ranked 97th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 20.7
Ranked 24th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 65% more than Belarus

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 50
Ranked 21st.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 49% more than Belarus
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 70
Ranked 88th. 19 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 11.5
Ranked 15th.
13.5
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 4 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 172nd.
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st. 5 times more than Belarus

Maternal mortality 20 per 100,000
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 4.87
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 22.31 million
Ranked 1st. 604 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 12.1
Ranked 126th. 55% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 115.23
Ranked 85th. 41% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 53.57
Ranked 15th.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Belarus
Death rates > Men 330.14
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,000
Ranked 68th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 32,031
Ranked 11th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Belarus

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 32.14
Ranked 22nd.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Belarus
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 340
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 109,147
Ranked 11th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Belarus

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 1.3%
Ranked 33th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Belarus

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 68.48 years
Ranked 106th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Belarus

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Life expectancy > Male 64.99
Ranked 117th.
76
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Belarus

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 10.53
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United States
9.81
Ranked 14th.

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 67.86
Ranked 15th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Belarus
Access to sanitation 74%
Ranked 76th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Belarus
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 211.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than United States
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 1.79
Ranked 85th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Belarus

Death rates > Infants 10.9
Ranked 124th. 60% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 77.18 years
Ranked 99th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Belarus

Life expectancy > Female 76.56
Ranked 76th.
81
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 18
Ranked 134th.
52
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Belarus
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 583
Ranked 55th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 3.38
Ranked 13th. 25% more than United States
2.71
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Per person 85
Ranked 75th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Belarus
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 4.5%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 106.3
Ranked 38th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 74th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 75% more than Belarus

Life expectancy at birth > Male 65.57 years
Ranked 148th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 16% more than Belarus

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 5.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 31% more than United States
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 74.38 years
Ranked 84th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Belarus

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (75.50-76.50) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 60.7
Ranked 89th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Belarus
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 614
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 12.56
Ranked 4th. 28% more than United States
9.81
Ranked 3rd.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 59,700
Ranked 12th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Belarus

Health spending per capita 301.93
Ranked 83th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Belarus

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99.4%
Ranked 7th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.11
Ranked 7th. About the same as United States
27
Ranked 10th.
Suicide rate > Young males 24.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th. 11% more than United States
21.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 62.86 years
Ranked 118th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Belarus

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 57
Ranked 71st. 29 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 150
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.101
Ranked 65th. 82% more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 52.86
Ranked 140th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 58% more than Belarus

Drug access 50%
Ranked 99th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Belarus
Infant mortality > Female babies 8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 146th. 18% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 854
Ranked 37th. 90% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Suicide rate > Young females 5.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 17th. 37% more than United States
3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 40.79
Ranked 22nd.
79.36
Ranked 33th. 95% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Twin births 1,007
Ranked 25th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Belarus

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 82.62
Ranked 81st.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Belarus

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $704.30
Ranked 65th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.32
Ranked 50th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Belarus
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 68
Ranked 99th.
77
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 11.52
Ranked 16th.
13.46
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Belarus

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.43%
Ranked 122nd.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 17 times more than Belarus
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 13.2
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than United States
9
Ranked 7th.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 61.66 per 100,000 people
Ranked 100th. 14 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.737
Ranked 78th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Belarus
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 240
Ranked 23th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Belarus

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 14.15
Ranked 19th.
166.98
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Belarus

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 25.34
Ranked 31st.
44.28
Ranked 24th. 75% more than Belarus

Teen birth rate 28
Ranked 18th.
64
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belarus
Synthetic marijauna > JWH-018 > Legal status > Date of Ban 1/1/2010 3/1/2011
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 115
Ranked 106th. 44% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 5 16
Smoking rate > Women 22
Ranked 39th. 16% more than United States
19
Ranked 47th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,051
Ranked 98th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.9%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 0.5%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 22%
Ranked 38th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 41% more than Belarus

Contraception 50%
Ranked 46th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Belarus
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 93th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 172nd.
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 3% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 3.06
Ranked 29th.
19.25
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Belarus

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 63.7
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 20000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 180
Ranked 24th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Belarus

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 286
Ranked 15th.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 149 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > Single births 107,320
Ranked 13th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Measles cases 1
Ranked 106th.
30
Ranked 69th. 30 times more than Belarus
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 21.1
Ranked 44th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Belarus
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 15
Ranked 126th.
24
Ranked 116th. 60% more than Belarus

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 64.9
Ranked 63th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Belarus
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 115
Ranked 106th. 44% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 109.94
Ranked 108th. 7 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 56.6
Ranked 113th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Belarus
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 5,100
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United States
2,100
Ranked 47th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.27
Ranked 76th.
0.61
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 10.74
Ranked 163th.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 28% more than Belarus

Spending > Public 4.6% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 82%
Ranked 89th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Belarus

Infant mortality > Male babies 11.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 142nd. 65% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 75
Ranked 60th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Belarus
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 115
Ranked 106th. 44% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 17%
Ranked 5th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Belarus
Respiratory disease child death rate 73.65 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 5100 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 33.26
Ranked 46th. 14 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 92nd.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 156
Ranked 41st.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Belarus
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 130th.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd. 50% more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 430
Ranked 48th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belarus
Spending > Private 1%
Ranked 120th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Belarus
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.64%
Ranked 55th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 48% more than Belarus

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.9%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 84%
Ranked 67th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Belarus

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 74.39%
Ranked 108th. 22% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99.9%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 99
Ranked 6th. 13% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 73.78%
Ranked 91st.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than Belarus

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 93%
Ranked 67th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Belarus

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.17%
Ranked 113th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 2.04%
Ranked 187th.
6.05%
Ranked 149th. 3 times more than Belarus
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 10.89%
Ranked 34th. 47% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 25.82%
Ranked 84th. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 9.7%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 167th. 8% more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 99
Ranked 5th. 5% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 129th.
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 3.8%
Ranked 37th.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belarus

Public health spending > % of total health spending 74.92%
Ranked 46th. 65% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.2%
Ranked 97th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 329 times more than Belarus
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 18th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Diseases > Rubella cases 7
Ranked 75th.
11
Ranked 70th. 57% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Triplet births 29
Ranked 22nd.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 204 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 16.32
Ranked 41st.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 78% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 5.94
Ranked 13th.
6.57
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Belarus

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.96%
Ranked 78th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 17% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 11.33
Ranked 13th.
13
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Belarus

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.31
Ranked 13th.
6.89
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Belarus

Life expectancy > 95% range (75.50-76.50) (80.50-80.60)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 30.19
Ranked 17th.
213
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 27.43%
Ranked 65th. 21 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 87.07%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than United States
86.57%
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 30.9%
Ranked 89th. 56% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.34%
Ranked 83th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 76% more than Belarus

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 50%
Ranked 13th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Belarus

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 72%
Ranked 119th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Belarus

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 12.99%
Ranked 74th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Belarus

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 82nd.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belarus

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 21st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 10th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 14th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 4.5%
Ranked 21st. 15% more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.3%
Ranked 75th.
0.7%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Belarus
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 69.43%
Ranked 130th. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 6.48%
Ranked 76th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belarus

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 134
Ranked 16th.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 250 times more than Belarus

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 10th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 79.7%
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 9th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 7th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 12th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 19
Ranked 31st.
35.08
Ranked 24th. 85% more than Belarus

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 5.32%
Ranked 126th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Belarus

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 7.1%
Ranked 26th.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Belarus

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.2%
Ranked 88th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belarus

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 4%
Ranked 118th. 60% more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 15th.

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.1%
Ranked 130th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.4%
Ranked 73th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belarus
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 99
Ranked 5th. 9% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 45.77%
Ranked 123th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 86% more than Belarus

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 99
Ranked 4th. 10% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 93%
Ranked 74th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Belarus

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 70.67%
Ranked 60th. 54% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 0.971
Ranked 162nd.
1.06
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Belarus
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 53.2%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.63%
Ranked 125th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Belarus

Public health spending > % of government spending 9.91%
Ranked 109th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 96% more than Belarus

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 94.15%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Belarus
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 55.2%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 63
Ranked 114th.
75
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 1
Ranked 19th.
435
Ranked 2nd. 435 times more than Belarus

Births and maternity > All births of girls 56,193
Ranked 12th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Belarus

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.732
Ranked 78th. 20 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 318
Ranked 43th.
715
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Belarus
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 107th. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 91%
Ranked 88th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Belarus

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 18th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.56%
Ranked 134th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Belarus

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