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Health Stats: compare key data on Colombia & United States

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STAT Colombia United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 21.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 51% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.3
Ranked 22nd.
28
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Colombia

Births and maternity > Future births 582.62
Ranked 43th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Colombia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 120th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Colombia

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 117
Ranked 124th.
133
Ranked 86th. 14% more than Colombia
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Colombia

Life expectancy > Men 70 years
Ranked 31st.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Colombia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 74.55 years
Ranked 94th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Colombia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.34
Ranked 80th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Colombia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 69.99
Ranked 98th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Colombia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 73.57
Ranked 93th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Colombia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 70% more than Colombia

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 67.6%
Ranked 66th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Colombia
Quality of health care system > Cost 67.5
Ranked 23th. 47% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 70.86
Ranked 19th. 3% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 75-89 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.4 births per woman
Ranked 92nd. 17% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 4.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 33% more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 15.1
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 78 years
Ranked 18th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Colombia
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 67.5
Ranked 28th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Colombia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.5%
Ranked 67th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 20% more than Colombia

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 60
Ranked 12th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Colombia
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1
Ranked 73th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Colombia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.94
Ranked 66th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Colombia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 160,000
Ranked 32nd.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Colombia

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 75.42 births
Ranked 51st. 51% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 79.1%
Ranked 66th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Colombia
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 77.78
Ranked 33th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Colombia
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 168.3$
Ranked 89th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Colombia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $431.95
Ranked 81st.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Colombia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 85.1
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 70
Ranked 18th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Colombia
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 33
Ranked 119th. 9 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 18
Ranked 16th. 33% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 92 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 80 per 100,000
Ranked 67th. 10 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.43
Ranked 2nd.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 87% more than Colombia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 7.13 million
Ranked 7th. 193 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 18.9
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 93.37
Ranked 99th. 15% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 75
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 200.4
Ranked 76th. 42% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 14,000
Ranked 21st.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Colombia

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 72.5
Ranked 13th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Colombia
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 170
Ranked 101st. 70% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 821,773
Ranked 5th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Colombia

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 3.4%
Ranked 27th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Colombia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 72.81 years
Ranked 68th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Colombia

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.082 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 71% more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Life expectancy > Male 69.38
Ranked 90th.
76
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Colombia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.616
Ranked 110th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Colombia

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 80
Ranked 14th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. About the same as Colombia
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 340.05 trillion
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than United States
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 3.49
Ranked 65th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 12% more than Colombia

Death rates > Infants 16.2
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 78.03 years
Ranked 89th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Colombia

Tobacco > Cigarrete imports 13,260 million of cigarettes
Ranked 13th. 15% more than United States
11,500 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Life expectancy > Female 76.76
Ranked 74th.
81
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Colombia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 55th. 15% more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 536
Ranked 61st.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Colombia
Spending > Per person 227
Ranked 47th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Colombia
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 16.2%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 88%
Ranked 131st.
90%
Ranked 119th. 2% more than Colombia

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.5%
Ranked 70th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 40% more than Colombia

Life expectancy at birth > Male 71.27 years
Ranked 103th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Colombia

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Colombia
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 75.89 years
Ranked 71st.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Colombia

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (77.30-79.40) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 62
Ranked 69th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Colombia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 215
Ranked 143th. 20% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 17%
Ranked 1st.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 94% more than Colombia
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.55
Ranked 16th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Colombia

Health spending per capita 283.95
Ranked 86th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Colombia

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 93.5%
Ranked 21st.
99%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Colombia
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.58
Ranked 70th.
27
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Colombia
Suicide rate > Young males 8.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 35th.
21.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 69.87 years
Ranked 74th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Colombia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 29
Ranked 98th. 15 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 150
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.306
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 71.24
Ranked 86th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 17% more than Colombia

Drug access 80%
Ranked 83th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Colombia
Infant mortality > Female babies 17.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 109th. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 483
Ranked 148th. 7% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Suicide rate > Young females 3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 29th.
3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Colombia
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 83.7
Ranked 78th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Colombia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $516.15
Ranked 77th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Colombia

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.3
Ranked 52nd.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Colombia
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 67th.
77
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Colombia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 17.94
Ranked 14th. 33% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 6.42%
Ranked 86th.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 14% more than Colombia
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 44.95 per 100,000 people
Ranked 116th. 10 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 16.6%
Ranked 9th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Colombia
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.732
Ranked 81st.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 18% more than Colombia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 77
Ranked 151st.
80
Ranked 145th. 4% more than Colombia

Dependency ratio per 100 58
Ranked 95th. 14% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 8 16
Smoking rate > Women 11.3
Ranked 2nd.
19
Ranked 47th. 68% more than Colombia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 7,188
Ranked 42nd. 48% more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.3%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 0.6%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 43%
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than United States
31%
Ranked 13th.

Contraception 77%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States
76%
Ranked 8th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 4
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 12.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Tobacco > Cigarrete imports per 1000 0.332 million of cigarettes
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than United States
0.0408 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 7%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 160000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 160th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 85
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 66.3
Ranked 53th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Colombia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 77
Ranked 151st.
80
Ranked 145th. 4% more than Colombia

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 161.53
Ranked 95th. 10 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 16.6%
Ranked 9th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Colombia
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 9%
Ranked 1st.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Colombia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57.8
Ranked 101st.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Colombia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 460
Ranked 87th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Colombia
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.4
Ranked 64th.
0.61
Ranked 54th. 53% more than Colombia
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0955
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 19.88
Ranked 97th. 44% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 5.2% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 70%
Ranked 111th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 24% more than Colombia

Total fertility rate 2.6
Ranked 96th. 24% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 23.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 105th. 3 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
Children living with AIDS 4,000
Ranked 39th.
10,000
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Colombia
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 77
Ranked 50th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Colombia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 77
Ranked 151st.
80
Ranked 145th. 4% more than Colombia

Caesarian birth rate 25%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than United States
23%
Ranked 2nd.
Respiratory disease child death rate 12.73 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 45000 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 51.55
Ranked 38th. 22 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0899
Ranked 59th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 65
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 125
Ranked 44th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 70 times more than Colombia
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 444
Ranked 47th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia
Spending > Private 4.2%
Ranked 13th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Colombia
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.71%
Ranked 24th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Colombia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 96.4%
Ranked 5th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Colombia

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 86%
Ranked 65th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Colombia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 85.27%
Ranked 51st. 40% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 93.5%
Ranked 5th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Colombia
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 76
Ranked 82nd.
88
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Colombia
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 76.7%
Ranked 84th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 11% more than Colombia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 74%
Ranked 96th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Colombia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.07%
Ranked 121st.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 20.96%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 31.11%
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 4.2%
Ranked 18th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Colombia

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 85
Ranked 112th.
94
Ranked 75th. 11% more than Colombia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 1.46
Ranked 48th. 22 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 6%
Ranked 27th.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Colombia

Public health spending > % of total health spending 84.22%
Ranked 13th. 85% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 75.52%
Ranked 39th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Colombia
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 31.4%
Ranked 16th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 60th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 96
Ranked 62nd.
100
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Colombia
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 14
Ranked 91st. 7 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 2
Ranked 98th.
11
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Colombia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 7%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 2.81
Ranked 75th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Colombia
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 2,294
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.26%
Ranked 100th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 29% more than Colombia
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 27.7%
Ranked 62nd. 21 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 65.91%
Ranked 117th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 31% more than Colombia
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 30.2%
Ranked 99th. 53% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.61%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 78.2%
Ranked 1st. 22% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 89%
Ranked 103th.
93%
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Colombia

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 73%
Ranked 118th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Colombia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 17.02%
Ranked 139th. 51% more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.12%
Ranked 74th. 12% more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.54%
Ranked 146th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Colombia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.58%
Ranked 66th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 79% more than Colombia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 70th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Colombia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 71%
Ranked 107th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Colombia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 87%
Ranked 120th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 10% more than Colombia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 105th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Colombia

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 67th. 3% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.7%
Ranked 41st. The same as United States
0.7%
Ranked 39th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 48.68%
Ranked 162nd. 2 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 6.06%
Ranked 91st.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Colombia

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 57%
Ranked 160th. 2 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 7%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 70
Ranked 79th.
100
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Colombia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 56
Ranked 83th.
100
Ranked 8th. 79% more than Colombia
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 99
Ranked 47th.
100
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Colombia
Births with health staff 86%
Ranked 56th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Colombia
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 6.12%
Ranked 105th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 11.3%
Ranked 10th.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 70% more than Colombia

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 7.8%
Ranked 45th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Colombia

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 13%
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 93%
Ranked 73th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Colombia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 49%
Ranked 163th. 2 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 7
Ranked 102nd. 7 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 91
Ranked 62nd.
100
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Colombia
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 8.1%
Ranked 38th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Colombia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 89
Ranked 91st.
91
Ranked 80th. 2% more than Colombia
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 26.19%
Ranked 162nd.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Colombia

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 81
Ranked 128th.
90
Ranked 96th. 11% more than Colombia
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 12%
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.11
Ranked 46th. 5% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 26.8%
Ranked 21st. 11% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.13%
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 0.96%
Ranked 157th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Public health spending > % of government spending 18.81%
Ranked 8th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Colombia

Infant mortality rate > Male 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 1
Ranked 125th. The same as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 57.1%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Colombia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 84th.
75
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Colombia
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0449
Ranked 101st. 23% more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (77.30-79.40) (80.50-80.60)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 10%
Ranked 75th. Twice as much as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 81%
Ranked 112th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Colombia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 92%
Ranked 92nd.
99%
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Colombia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 71st.
100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Colombia

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 114th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 3% more than Colombia

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 86th. 2% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.09%
Ranked 162nd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Colombia

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.4
Ranked 67th.
0.6
Ranked 55th. 50% more than Colombia

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