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Health Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Japan

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STAT Costa Rica Japan HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 16.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th. 96% more than Japan
8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.6
Ranked 24th.
30.6
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Future births 47.44
Ranked 123th.
752.78
Ranked 37th. 16 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 127th.
1.85%
Ranked 118th. About the same as Costa Rica

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 119
Ranked 121st.
120
Ranked 117th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Men 77 years
Ranked 3rd.
80 years
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 77.72 years
Ranked 53th.
82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 81.84
Ranked 37th.
85.9
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 77.25
Ranked 36th.
79.44
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 79.49
Ranked 35th.
82.59
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 52% more than Costa Rica

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 80.1%
Ranked 20th.
84%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Costa Rica
Quality of health care system > Cost 50
Ranked 18th.
80.56
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Costa Rica
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 55.56
Ranked 17th.
85.03
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Costa Rica
Infant mortality rate > Total 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 149th. 3 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 births per woman
Ranked 121st. 59% more than Japan
1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.

Infant mortality rate 10.26
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Japan
3.28
Ranked 177th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 2.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 31 times more than Japan
0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 8.6
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than Japan
2.2
Ranked 190th.

Life expectancy > Women 82 years
Ranked 3rd.
87 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 70.83
Ranked 9th.
87.5
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Costa Rica
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 41.67
Ranked 12th.
83.33
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Costa Rica
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.3
Ranked 65th.
13.98
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.87
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Japan
21.93
Ranked 143th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 9,800
Ranked 97th. 21% more than Japan
8,100
Ranked 105th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 73.78 births
Ranked 53th. 20 times more than Japan
3.65 births
Ranked 178th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 87.2%
Ranked 28th.
92.1%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 66.67
Ranked 17th.
88.89
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Deaths of infants 624
Ranked 10th.
2,463
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 289.7$
Ranked 65th.
2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Costa Rica

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $942.87
Ranked 48th.
$3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 67.3
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Japan
4.6
Ranked 15th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 54.17
Ranked 14th.
86.11
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 11
Ranked 164th.
19
Ranked 142nd. 73% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 16.2
Ranked 21st. 93% more than Japan
8.4
Ranked 52nd.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 40 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 110th. 8 times more than Japan
5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Maternal mortality 29 per 100,000
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Japan
8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.32
Ranked 60th.
2.12
Ranked 16th. 61% more than Costa Rica

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 2.95 million
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Japan
2.66 million
Ranked 12th.

Death rates > Children under 5 10.6
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Japan
3.3
Ranked 174th.

Death rates > Women 59.44
Ranked 133th. 37% more than Japan
43.31
Ranked 157th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 54.17
Ranked 14th.
88.89
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Costa Rica
Death rates > Men 112.51
Ranked 128th. 29% more than Japan
87.38
Ranked 149th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Japan
200
Ranked 84th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 900
Ranked 65th. 80% more than Japan
500
Ranked 72nd.

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 7,697
Ranked 30th.
202,106
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Costa Rica

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 58.33
Ranked 13th.
83.33
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Costa Rica
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 150
Ranked 111th.
210
Ranked 63th. 40% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Number of births 75,000
Ranked 21st.
1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 78.95 years
Ranked 26th.
82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Costa Rica

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.215 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 54 times more than Japan
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Life expectancy > Male 76.56
Ranked 27th.
79.29
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.93
Ranked 15th.
4.14
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 54.17
Ranked 21st.
86.11
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 14.16 trillion
Ranked 17th.
339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Costa Rica

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.13
Ranked 78th. 34 times more than Japan
0.0635
Ranked 130th.

Death rates > Infants 9.6
Ranked 130th. 4 times more than Japan
2.4
Ranked 176th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.46 years
Ranked 58th.
85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Female 81.39
Ranked 33th.
86.05
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 4
Ranked 175th.
60
Ranked 43th. 15 times more than Costa Rica
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 743
Ranked 43th.
2,133
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 1.65
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Japan
1.58
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Per person 257
Ranked 41st.
2,243
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Costa Rica
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 105.54
Ranked 59th. 67 times more than Japan
1.56
Ranked 116th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 262.12
Ranked 37th. 75% more than Japan
150.18
Ranked 36th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.3%
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 124th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 83%
Ranked 146th.
94%
Ranked 88th. 13% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth > Male 75.1 years
Ranked 56th.
78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 5.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Japan
2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 81.2 years
Ranked 32nd.
85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Costa Rica

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 67.2
Ranked 36th.
75
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Costa Rica
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (81.60-82.10) (85.80-85.90)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 163
Ranked 174th. 58% more than Japan
103
Ranked 189th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.93
Ranked 15th.
9.47
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > All births of boys 37,206
Ranked 21st.
538,271
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Costa Rica

Health spending per capita 488.31
Ranked 63th.
2,750.8
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.68
Ranked 69th. 16% more than Japan
20.34
Ranked 162nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 76.8 years
Ranked 22nd.
78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 7
Ranked 137th.
21
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 54
Ranked 116th. 38% more than Japan
39
Ranked 144th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.216
Ranked 51st. 55 times more than Japan
0.00391
Ranked 72nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 82.3
Ranked 33th.
87.27
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Costa Rica

Drug access 95%
Ranked 39th. The same as Japan
95%
Ranked 12th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 9.1 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Japan
3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 439
Ranked 159th. 55% more than Japan
284
Ranked 187th.
Births and maternity > Twin births 1,224
Ranked 32nd.
19,196
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 129.86
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan
19.27
Ranked 64th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 89.7
Ranked 35th.
94.49
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Costa Rica

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $878.47
Ranked 52nd.
$2,696.16
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 77
Ranked 34th.
82
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.06
Ranked 61st. 11% more than Japan
23.52
Ranked 121st.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.3
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Japan
8.41
Ranked 48th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 9.28%
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Japan
0.88%
Ranked 112th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 0.93
Ranked 46th.
14.4
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Costa Rica

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 14.37 per 100,000 people
Ranked 157th.
28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 96% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.862
Ranked 35th.
0.965
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 336
Ranked 2nd.
1,269
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 152
Ranked 9th. 55% more than Japan
98
Ranked 10th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 69.92
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Japan
9.93
Ranked 51st.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 74.52
Ranked 7th. 45 times more than Japan
1.67
Ranked 28th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 61
Ranked 158th. 39% more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Dependency ratio per 100 55
Ranked 108th. 12% more than Japan
49
Ranked 129th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 5 7
Smoking rate > Women 7
Ranked 72nd.
13
Ranked 56th. 86% more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 322
Ranked 119th.
9,433
Ranked 35th. 29 times more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.1%
Ranked 4th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Leprosy cases 11
Ranked 69th. The same as Japan
11
Ranked 67th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Japan
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 5.35
Ranked 32nd. 66% more than Japan
3.23
Ranked 28th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 26.1
Ranked 98th.
44.3
Ranked 34th. 70% more than Costa Rica
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 7300 17000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
30%
Ranked 167th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 288
Ranked 2nd.
1,194
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 196
Ranked 9th. 69% more than Japan
116
Ranked 10th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 323
Ranked 19th.
2,244
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 4.67
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Japan
0.332
Ranked 32nd.

Births and maternity > Single births 69,654
Ranked 28th.
1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Transplants > Total 26 transplants
Ranked 44th.
453 transplants
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Costa Rica
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 7.3
Ranked 72nd.
14.3
Ranked 55th. 96% more than Costa Rica
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 44
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 155th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 69.3
Ranked 38th.
77.7
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 61
Ranked 158th. 39% more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 72.15
Ranked 127th.
73.83
Ranked 125th. 2% more than Costa Rica
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 65.2
Ranked 36th.
72.3
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Costa Rica
Transplants > Kidney 26 kidney transplants
Ranked 44th.
309 kidney transplants
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,100
Ranked 71st.
12,200
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Costa Rica
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0767
Ranked 52nd. 89 times more than Japan
0.000861
Ranked 80th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 15.7
Ranked 122nd. 81% more than Japan
8.67
Ranked 188th.

Spending > Public 5.2% 5.7%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 100%
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Japan
86.96%
Ranked 48th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider 50% Social security, 50% Employer 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund
Total fertility rate 2.3
Ranked 113th. 77% more than Japan
1.3
Ranked 157th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 11.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 139th. 3 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 320
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Japan
110
Ranked 79th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 80
Ranked 34th.
85
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 61
Ranked 158th. 39% more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Transplants > Total per million 6.35 transplants
Ranked 31st. 79% more than Japan
3.55 transplants
Ranked 38th.
Respiratory disease child death rate 6.35 1.52
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 2000 9900
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 2.46
Ranked 65th. 29 times more than Japan
0.0861
Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 4 times more than Japan
4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
Transplants > Kidney per million 6.35 kidney transplants
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan
2.42 kidney transplants
Ranked 38th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 486
Ranked 43th.
1,742
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Spending > Private 1.5%
Ranked 104th.
1.6%
Ranked 89th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 86%
Ranked 125th.
98%
Ranked 35th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 81%
Ranked 135th.
94%
Ranked 78th. 16% more than Costa Rica

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 84.62%
Ranked 87th. 5% more than Japan
80.75%
Ranked 100th.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.1%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Japan
8.02%
Ranked 48th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 348
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Japan
214
Ranked 10th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 21,822
Ranked 15th.
42,405
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 12,718
Ranked 32nd.
470,073
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Costa Rica

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 34.6%
Ranked 103th. 89% more than Japan
18.3%
Ranked 162nd.
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 23,053
Ranked 15th.
44,357
Ranked 8th. 92% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Triplet births 25
Ranked 32nd.
413
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 19
Ranked 8th. 90% more than Japan
10
Ranked 5th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 75
Ranked 32nd.
78
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 10.87%
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Japan
9.27%
Ranked 39th.

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 9.7%
Ranked 21st.
14.5%
Ranked 18th. 49% more than Costa Rica

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.6%
Ranked 76th.
7.8%
Ranked 43th. 18% more than Costa Rica

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.3%
Ranked 99th.
0.0
Ranked 143th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1%
Ranked 86th.
1.5%
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Costa Rica
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 97%
Ranked 33th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.1%
Ranked 15th.
99.8%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Infant mortality rate > Male 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 151st. 3 times more than Japan
2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 25.79%
Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Japan
17.94%
Ranked 14th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 70.09%
Ranked 63th.
80.01%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls per million people 32.55
Ranked 7th. 42 times more than Japan
0.767
Ranked 28th.

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 4.07
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Japan
0.0782
Ranked 15th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.19%
Ranked 98th. 46% more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 134th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 6.8%
Ranked 143th.
13.53%
Ranked 108th. 99% more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys per million people 40.9
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Japan
9.01
Ranked 29th.

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 91.07%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Japan
87.66%
Ranked 14th.
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls 132
Ranked 21st.
1,093
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 154th. The same as Japan
5%
Ranked 109th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 79th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 97%
Ranked 67th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 40th. The same as Japan
100%
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 28.27
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan
8.55
Ranked 26th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 8.81%
Ranked 72nd. 72% more than Japan
5.12%
Ranked 157th.
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 69.17
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Japan
17.56
Ranked 27th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 20.9%
Ranked 3rd. 98% more than Japan
10.56%
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 80.67%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Japan
79.99%
Ranked 71st.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 42.2%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Japan
15.4%
Ranked 144th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.52%
Ranked 138th. 3% more than Japan
1.48%
Ranked 141st.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.6
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Japan
0.1
Ranked 105th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 27.22%
Ranked 103th. 66% more than Japan
16.4%
Ranked 142nd.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.4%
Ranked 82nd.
58.24%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.25%
Ranked 55th. 75% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 130th.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 92%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Costa Rica

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 101st.
99%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > 95% range (81.60-82.10) (85.80-85.90)
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 7.74
Ranked 6th. 84% more than Japan
4.21
Ranked 80th.

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 14.92
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Japan
8.07
Ranked 38th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 96%
Ranked 53th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.13%
Ranked 92nd. 17% more than Japan
23.96%
Ranked 122nd.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 10.69
Ranked 154th.
21.85
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Public health spending > % of GDP 5.9%
Ranked 36th.
6.53%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 7.52
Ranked 6th. 87% more than Japan
4.01
Ranked 79th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 36,120
Ranked 20th.
512,535
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 13,329
Ranked 32nd.
493,849
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Costa Rica

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 99%
Ranked 58th. 10% more than Japan
89.8%
Ranked 92nd.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 5.1%
Ranked 36th. 38% more than Japan
3.7%
Ranked 8th.
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys 191
Ranked 19th.
1,151
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Births with health staff 98%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 2.85
Ranked 40th.
3.86
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys per million people 41.97
Ranked 7th. 46 times more than Japan
0.908
Ranked 28th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 59.93
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Japan
9.34
Ranked 48th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.16%
Ranked 25th.
97.94%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Costa Rica
Public health spending > % of total health spending 72.93%
Ranked 55th.
81.33%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Costa Rica

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 6.6%
Ranked 29th.
7.8%
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Costa Rica

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 94
Ranked 80th.
95
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 110th. Twice as much as Japan
2.5%
Ranked 139th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 97%
Ranked 55th.
100%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 88.7%
Ranked 88th.
93.4%
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 27.9%
Ranked 5th. 88% more than Japan
14.81%
Ranked 117th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 29%
Ranked 20th.
46.9%
Ranked 8th. 62% more than Costa Rica

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.3%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Japan
7.9%
Ranked 45th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 94
Ranked 69th.
98
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 118.22%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
57.33%
Ranked 100th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 94
Ranked 78th. 16% more than Japan
81
Ranked 127th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 12.53%
Ranked 19th. 93% more than Japan
6.48%
Ranked 111th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 6.1%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Japan
5.6%
Ranked 8th.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.14%
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 141st.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 95%
Ranked 63th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Costa Rica

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