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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 34.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.6
Ranked 41st. 2% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 1,155.43
Ranked 26th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Cameroon

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 2.05%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than United States
1.99%
Ranked 33th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 147
Ranked 53th. 11% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 29% more than Cameroon

Infant mortality rate > Total 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Life expectancy > Men 51 years
Ranked 76th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 49% more than Cameroon
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 54.39 years
Ranked 195th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 55.23
Ranked 180th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 47% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 53.09
Ranked 180th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 54.14
Ranked 181st.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 45% more than Cameroon

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Cameroon

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 38.4%
Ranked 136th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Cameroon
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 5 births per woman
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 35.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 61.1
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 54 years
Ranked 72nd.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 50% more than Cameroon
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 5.3%
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.5
Ranked 83th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.7
Ranked 71st.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Cameroon
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 610,000
Ranked 14th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 97% more than Cameroon

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 109.96 births
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 42.6%
Ranked 138th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 50.7$
Ranked 124th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Cameroon

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $68.24
Ranked 150th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 126 times more than Cameroon

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 127
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 238
Ranked 32nd. 66 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 38.1
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 690 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 430 per 100,000
Ranked 29th. 54 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.19
Ranked 48th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Cameroon

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 246,012.43
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 154.3
Ranked 12th. 20 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 401.92
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Death rates > Men 406
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 37,000
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
17,000
Ranked 18th.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 160
Ranked 109th. 60% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 746,718
Ranked 11th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Cameroon

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 14.6%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 46.06 years
Ranked 162nd.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 69% more than Cameroon

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 3.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 65 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Life expectancy > Male 50.52
Ranked 164th.
76
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Cameroon

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.438
Ranked 28th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Cameroon

Access to sanitation 62%
Ranked 93th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 61% more than Cameroon
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 4.7 trillion
Ranked 30th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Cameroon

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 30.34
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 94.6
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 55.28 years
Ranked 196th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 46% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy > Female 51.64
Ranked 167th.
81
Ranked 34th. 57% more than Cameroon

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 64th. 15% more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 68
Ranked 152nd.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Cameroon
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 35.4%
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 4.6%
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 76%
Ranked 159th.
90%
Ranked 119th. 18% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy at birth > Male 53.52 years
Ranked 195th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 42% more than Cameroon

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 46.64 years
Ranked 162nd.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 73% more than Cameroon

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 41.5
Ranked 163th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 67% more than Cameroon
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (57.80-64.30) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 389
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 8%
Ranked 11th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Cameroon
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.6
Ranked 26th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Cameroon

Health spending per capita 54.32
Ranked 137th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 134 times more than Cameroon

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 82%
Ranked 39th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Cameroon
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.75
Ranked 94th.
27
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Cameroon
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 45.51 years
Ranked 161st.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 65% more than Cameroon

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 96
Ranked 55th. 48 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 96
Ranked 60th. 92% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 1.84
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 42.26
Ranked 159th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 97% more than Cameroon

Drug access 50%
Ranked 135th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Cameroon
Infant mortality > Female babies 84 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 840
Ranked 41st. 87% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 44.54
Ranked 165th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Cameroon

Diseases > Cholera cases 10
Ranked 40th. 43% more than United States
7
Ranked 41st.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $103.53
Ranked 134th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Cameroon

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.65
Ranked 36th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Cameroon
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 48
Ranked 163th.
77
Ranked 30th. 60% more than Cameroon
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 36.21
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 34.55%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 174.31 per 100,000 people
Ranked 58th. 38 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 8.2%
Ranked 12th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.288
Ranked 163th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 404
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 85
Ranked 34th. 67% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 16
Smoking rate > Women 1
Ranked 127th.
19
Ranked 47th. 19 times more than Cameroon
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 13,220
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 63.6%
Ranked 12th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 56% more than Cameroon

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 4.5%
Ranked 8th. 23 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 2%
Ranked 125th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Cameroon

Contraception 19%
Ranked 74th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 48
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 56.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 17%
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 12.6
Ranked 126th.
26.3
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Cameroon
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 470000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 100
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 2.2
Ranked 115th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Cameroon
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 600
Ranked 17th. 25 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 41.8
Ranked 164th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 71% more than Cameroon
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 404
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 692.23
Ranked 27th. 43 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 8.2%
Ranked 12th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Cameroon
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 41.1
Ranked 164th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 64% more than Cameroon
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 35
Ranked 148th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 60 times more than Cameroon
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 11.83
Ranked 12th. 19 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 4.01
Ranked 17th. 116 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 37.23
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 1.0% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 69.08%
Ranked 114th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 26% more than Cameroon

Total fertility rate 4.6
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 95.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 26th. 14 times 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 48
Ranked 165th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 67% more than Cameroon
Children living with AIDS 69,000
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 404
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 3%
Ranked 11th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Cameroon
Respiratory disease child death rate 191.62 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 290000 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 0.524
Ranked 38th. 23 times more than United States
0.0232
Ranked 48th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 2.51
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 147
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 140 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 18 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 18
Ranked 165th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 132 times more than Cameroon
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 1.46%
Ranked 161st.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Cameroon

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 61.8%
Ranked 24th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Cameroon

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 51%
Ranked 112th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 96% more than Cameroon

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 70.66%
Ranked 124th. 16% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 83.3%
Ranked 13th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Cameroon
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 74.24%
Ranked 107th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Cameroon

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 47%
Ranked 125th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 5.15%
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 62.62%
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 50.9%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 9.6%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 65.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 48
Ranked 173th.
94
Ranked 75th. 96% more than Cameroon
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 7.7
Ranked 13th. 116 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 10.8%
Ranked 25th. 38% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 25.87%
Ranked 171st.
45.54%
Ranked 139th. 76% more than Cameroon

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 5
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 19%
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 70 >90
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 6.15%
Ranked 125th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 52% more than Cameroon
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (57.80-64.30) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 68.3%
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 30.92%
Ranked 165th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Cameroon
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 5.43%
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 26%
Ranked 11th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 68%
Ranked 161st.
93%
Ranked 83th. 37% more than Cameroon

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 65.08%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 61.7%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.6%
Ranked 44th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cameroon

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.63%
Ranked 170th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Cameroon

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 86%
Ranked 143th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Cameroon

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 44%
Ranked 153th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 80%
Ranked 147th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 20% more than Cameroon

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 36.4%
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 1.2%
Ranked 22nd. 71% more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 39th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 94.51%
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 4.9%
Ranked 122nd.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Cameroon

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 93.7%
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 18.1%
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 39
Ranked 130th.
100
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Cameroon
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 66
Ranked 75th.
100
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Cameroon
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 78
Ranked 124th.
100
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Cameroon
Births with health staff 56%
Ranked 78th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Cameroon
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 5.23%
Ranked 134th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cameroon

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 26%
Ranked 35th. 10 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 66%
Ranked 138th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 52% more than Cameroon

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 94.5%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 4.6%
Ranked 138th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Cameroon
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 62
Ranked 157th.
91
Ranked 80th. 47% more than Cameroon
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 105.82%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 48
Ranked 173th.
90
Ranked 96th. 88% more than Cameroon
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 31.7%
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 43%
Ranked 104th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 63%
Ranked 52nd.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Cameroon

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.17
Ranked 15th. 10% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 190
Ranked 52nd. 40 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 5.1%
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 65th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 1.27%
Ranked 168th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Cameroon

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 6.6
Ranked 41st. 181 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Drinking water availability % 58%
Ranked 121st.
100%
Ranked 10th. 72% more than Cameroon
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 73.8%
Ranked 14th. 34% more than United States
55.1%
Ranked 51st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 79
Ranked 81st.
100
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Cameroon
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 47
Ranked 163th.
75
Ranked 28th. 60% more than Cameroon
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 126
Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 35
Ranked 35th. 18 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 120th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Cameroon

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 92
Ranked 83th.
100
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Cameroon
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.46%
Ranked 112th.
7.38%
Ranked 93th. 14% more than Cameroon
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 21
Ranked 51st. 21 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 58
Ranked 124th.
100
Ranked 10th. 72% more than Cameroon
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 6.4%
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 80th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 58%
Ranked 137th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 72% more than Cameroon

Public health spending > % of government spending 8.15%
Ranked 137th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Cameroon

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 31.11%
Ranked 171st.
45.94%
Ranked 138th. 48% more than Cameroon

Private health spending > % of GDP 3.63%
Ranked 34th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Cameroon

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 5.24
Ranked 68th. 53 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 21%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

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