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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 16.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
27.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 68% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.6
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Nicaragua
26.4
Ranked 96th.

Births and maternity > Future births 47.44
Ranked 123th.
72.37
Ranked 111th. 53% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 127th. 1% more than Nicaragua
1.82%
Ranked 168th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 50-74
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 119
Ranked 121st.
128
Ranked 96th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 56% more than Nicaragua
0.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Infant mortality rate > Total 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 149th.
22.64 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Men 77 years
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Nicaragua
71 years
Ranked 25th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 77.72 years
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Nicaragua
71.9 years
Ranked 126th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 81.84
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Nicaragua
77.28
Ranked 83th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 77.25
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Nicaragua
71.14
Ranked 84th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 79.49
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Nicaragua
74.13
Ranked 87th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Nicaragua
0.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 80.1%
Ranked 20th. 25% more than Nicaragua
63.9%
Ranked 83th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2 births per woman
Ranked 121st.
3.08 births per woman
Ranked 68th. 54% more than Costa Rica

Infant mortality rate 10.26
Ranked 122nd.
30.15
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 2.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
1.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 8.6
Ranked 136th.
20.6
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Women 82 years
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Nicaragua
77 years
Ranked 23th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.3%
Ranked 87th. 50% more than Nicaragua
0.2%
Ranked 90th.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.3
Ranked 65th. 44% more than Nicaragua
0.9
Ranked 74th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.87
Ranked 68th.
25.61
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Costa Rica
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 9,800
Ranked 97th. 42% more than Nicaragua
6,900
Ranked 109th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 73.78 births
Ranked 53th.
117.72 births
Ranked 22nd. 60% more than Costa Rica

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 87.2%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Nicaragua
72.7%
Ranked 98th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 289.7$
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Nicaragua
67.1$
Ranked 114th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 8.2%
Ranked 72nd.
21.7%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population 0.4 million
Ranked 64th.
1.3 million
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $942.87
Ranked 48th. 8 times more than Nicaragua
$124.98
Ranked 129th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 67.3
Ranked 18th.
108.5
Ranked 10th. 61% more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 11
Ranked 164th.
38
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people 0.0832 million
Ranked 61st.
0.217 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 16.2
Ranked 21st.
22.8
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 40 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 110th.
95 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Maternal mortality 29 per 100,000
Ranked 97th.
150 per 100,000
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.32
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Nicaragua
0.37
Ranked 49th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 2.95 million
Ranked 10th. 147 times more than Nicaragua
20,034.59
Ranked 63th.

Death rates > Children under 5 10.6
Ranked 133th.
25.6
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Death rates > Women 59.44
Ranked 133th.
116.22
Ranked 81st. 96% more than Costa Rica

Death rates > Men 112.51
Ranked 128th.
205.15
Ranked 75th. 82% more than Costa Rica

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500
Ranked 74th. The same as Nicaragua
500
Ranked 61st.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 900
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
400
Ranked 82nd.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 150
Ranked 111th.
320
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Number of births 75,000
Ranked 21st.
123,432
Ranked 49th. 65% more than Costa Rica

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 1.1%
Ranked 17th.
5.7%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Probability of not reaching 40 4%
Ranked 106th.
11.5%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 78.95 years
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Nicaragua
70.39 years
Ranked 100th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.215 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua
0.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
Life expectancy > Male 76.56
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Nicaragua
70.12
Ranked 78th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.93
Ranked 15th.
1.07
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Access to sanitation 93%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
34%
Ranked 113th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 14.16 trillion
Ranked 17th. 118 times more than Nicaragua
120.04 billion
Ranked 66th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.13
Ranked 78th. 77% more than Nicaragua
1.2
Ranked 94th.

Death rates > Infants 9.6
Ranked 130th.
21.8
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.46 years
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Nicaragua
74.09 years
Ranked 132nd.

Life expectancy > Female 81.39
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Nicaragua
76.31
Ranked 79th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 4
Ranked 175th.
52
Ranked 76th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 89.93%
Ranked 24th.
90.2%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Costa Rica

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 743
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Nicaragua
206
Ranked 109th.
Spending > Per person 257
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Nicaragua
54
Ranked 84th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 105.54
Ranked 59th. 25% more than Nicaragua
84.67
Ranked 64th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.3%
Ranked 95th. 50% more than Nicaragua
0.2%
Ranked 102nd.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 83%
Ranked 146th.
99%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy at birth > Male 75.1 years
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Nicaragua
69.82 years
Ranked 118th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 5.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Nicaragua
2.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Malaria cases > Per 100,000 42
Ranked 65th.
402
Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 81.2 years
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Nicaragua
72.86 years
Ranked 100th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 67.2
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Nicaragua
61.4
Ranked 79th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (81.60-82.10) (76.70-78.20)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 163
Ranked 174th.
309
Ranked 116th. 90% more than Costa Rica
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.93
Ranked 15th.
1.07
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Health spending per capita 488.31
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Nicaragua
92.15
Ranked 120th.

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 89.9%
Ranked 11th.
90.2%
Ranked 24th. About the same as Costa Rica

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.68
Ranked 69th.
25.38
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 76.8 years
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Nicaragua
68.05 years
Ranked 92nd.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 7
Ranked 137th.
35
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 54
Ranked 116th.
71
Ranked 89th. 31% more than Costa Rica
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.216
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Nicaragua
0.0773
Ranked 70th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 82.3
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Nicaragua
70.63
Ranked 89th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 140th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 9.1 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 140th.
22.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 439
Ranked 159th.
705
Ranked 88th. 61% more than Costa Rica
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 89.7
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Nicaragua
80.99
Ranked 93th.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $878.47
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua
$257.91
Ranked 104th.

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.06
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Nicaragua
25.83
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 77
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Nicaragua
70
Ranked 84th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.3
Ranked 20th.
22.63
Ranked 27th. 39% more than Costa Rica

Intestinal diseases death rate 9.28%
Ranked 77th.
24.07%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 14.37 per 100,000 people
Ranked 157th.
57.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.862
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Nicaragua
0.735
Ranked 79th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 61
Ranked 158th.
127
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Dependency ratio per 100 55
Ranked 108th.
81
Ranked 43th. 47% more than Costa Rica
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 5 <1
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 322
Ranked 119th.
1,453
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.1%
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Nicaragua
73.7%
Ranked 48th.

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 21%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Nicaragua
20%
Ranked 47th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 158th.
0.0
Ranked 80th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 145th.
19.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy 85.75%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Nicaragua
77.7%
Ranked 11th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 6%
Ranked 5th.
10%
Ranked 14th. 67% more than Costa Rica
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 7300 7200
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 94th. The same as Nicaragua
100%
Ranked 13th.
Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 169th.
0.0
Ranked 119th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 44
Ranked 98th.
100
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 69.3
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Nicaragua
63.1
Ranked 80th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 61
Ranked 158th.
127
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 72.15
Ranked 127th.
259.67
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 65.2
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Nicaragua
59.7
Ranked 77th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,100
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Nicaragua
300
Ranked 101st.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.55
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
0.2
Ranked 83th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0767
Ranked 52nd. 94% more than Nicaragua
0.0395
Ranked 60th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 15.7
Ranked 122nd.
24.07
Ranked 65th. 53% more than Costa Rica

Spending > Public 5.2% 8.5%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 100%
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Nicaragua
88.67%
Ranked 29th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider 50% Social security, 50% Employer 60% by Social security, 40% by employer
Total fertility rate 2.3
Ranked 113th.
3.7
Ranked 65th. 61% more than Costa Rica
Infant mortality > Male babies 11.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 139th.
29.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 80
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Nicaragua
73
Ranked 81st.
Children living with AIDS 320
Ranked 68th. 52% more than Nicaragua
210
Ranked 72nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 61
Ranked 158th.
127
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Respiratory disease child death rate 6.35 26.20
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 2000 1700
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 1
Ranked 114th.
4
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Pertussis cases 2,024
Ranked 14th. 40 times more than Nicaragua
51
Ranked 61st.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 155th.
0.0
Ranked 80th.
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 113th.
25.2
Ranked 51st.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
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.
39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 486
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Nicaragua
101
Ranked 114th.
Spending > Private 1.5%
Ranked 104th.
4%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 27.9%
Ranked 5th.
32.9%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Costa Rica
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.19%
Ranked 98th.
3.73%
Ranked 33th. 70% more than Costa Rica

Nutrition > Consumption of iodized salt > % of households 92%
Ranked 1st.
96.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Costa Rica
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate > % of children ages 6-59 months 60%
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Nicaragua
6%
Ranked 57th.

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1%
Ranked 86th.
4%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt 97
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Nicaragua
96
Ranked 10th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 6
Ranked 120th.
20
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 2
Ranked 115th. The same as Nicaragua
2
Ranked 102nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 75
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Nicaragua
68
Ranked 74th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 453.48
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Nicaragua
9.11
Ranked 55th.
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 35
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Nicaragua
31
Ranked 57th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 81
Diseases > Mumps cases 0.0
Ranked 116th.
141
Ranked 56th.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 154th.
19%
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 79th. 51% more than Nicaragua
63%
Ranked 128th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 97%
Ranked 67th. 14% more than Nicaragua
85%
Ranked 113th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Nicaragua
98%
Ranked 79th.

Diseases > Antiretroviral therapy coverage > % of people with advanced HIV infection 74%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Nicaragua
72%
Ranked 24th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 124th.
98%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Costa Rica

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 123th.
99%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.52%
Ranked 138th.
4.34%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.6
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
0.2
Ranked 82nd.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 27.22%
Ranked 103th.
42.22%
Ranked 57th. 55% more than Costa Rica

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.4%
Ranked 82nd. 16% more than Nicaragua
23.61%
Ranked 94th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.25%
Ranked 55th.
4.6%
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 86%
Ranked 125th.
98%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 81%
Ranked 135th.
99%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Costa Rica

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.4%
Ranked 67th. 33% more than Nicaragua
0.3%
Ranked 73th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 84.62%
Ranked 87th.
93.04%
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Costa Rica

Health spending > % of GDP 8.1%
Ranked 47th.
8.26%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Costa Rica

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 99%
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Nicaragua
96%
Ranked 74th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 5.1%
Ranked 36th.
9.6%
Ranked 17th. 88% more than Costa Rica

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 9.7%
Ranked 21st. 83% more than Nicaragua
5.3%
Ranked 26th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.6%
Ranked 76th.
8.2%
Ranked 34th. 24% more than Costa Rica

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.3%
Ranked 99th.
9.3%
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.3%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Nicaragua
7.9%
Ranked 43th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 94
Ranked 69th.
98
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 118.22%
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Nicaragua
88.12%
Ranked 28th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 94
Ranked 78th. 11% more than Nicaragua
85
Ranked 113th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 97%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
34%
Ranked 122nd.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.1%
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Nicaragua
73.7%
Ranked 33th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 70.09%
Ranked 63th. 29% more than Nicaragua
54.28%
Ranked 115th.

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 166th.
0.0
Ranked 118th.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 99th.
0.3%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 47th. 32% more than Nicaragua
3.86%
Ranked 78th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 98.5%
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Nicaragua
66.9%
Ranked 19th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 92%
Ranked 53th. 96% more than Nicaragua
47%
Ranked 115th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 93.54%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Nicaragua
86.74%
Ranked 42nd.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.7%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Nicaragua
85.5%
Ranked 3rd.

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.8%
Ranked 111th.
11.3%
Ranked 50th. 14 times more than Costa Rica

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 94
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Nicaragua
84
Ranked 68th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 88.18%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Nicaragua
86.42%
Ranked 36th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 95%
Ranked 63th. 83% more than Nicaragua
52%
Ranked 117th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.14%
Ranked 116th.
9.33%
Ranked 53th. 67 times more than Costa Rica

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 6.8%
Ranked 143th.
19.63%
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 12.53%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Nicaragua
11.15%
Ranked 28th.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.2%
Ranked 69th. The same as Nicaragua
0.2%
Ranked 55th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 25.79%
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Nicaragua
16.34%
Ranked 24th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 151st.
25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 94
Ranked 80th. 12% more than Nicaragua
84
Ranked 114th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.224
Ranked 101st.
0.715
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 6.6%
Ranked 29th.
8.4%
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Costa Rica

Public health spending > % of total health spending 72.93%
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Nicaragua
54.85%
Ranked 112th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.16%
Ranked 25th. 49% more than Nicaragua
65.01%
Ranked 45th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 91
Ranked 89th. 8% more than Nicaragua
84
Ranked 106th.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 6%
Ranked 87th.
30%
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 4%
Ranked 96th.
27%
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Costa Rica
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 89
Ranked 87th.
95
Ranked 65th. 7% more than Costa Rica
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 91.07%
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Nicaragua
64.14%
Ranked 24th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 154th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Illegal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 4%
Ranked 6th.
9%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 151st.
0.0
Ranked 111th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 8.81%
Ranked 72nd.
11.58%
Ranked 38th. 31% more than Costa Rica
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Illegal
Life expectancy > 95% range (81.60-82.10) (76.70-78.20)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 20.9%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Nicaragua
20.1%
Ranked 84th.

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 80.67%
Ranked 68th. 17% more than Nicaragua
69.22%
Ranked 105th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 42.2%
Ranked 63th. 37% more than Nicaragua
30.8%
Ranked 90th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 89.9%
Ranked 23th.
90.2%
Ranked 31st. About the same as Costa Rica

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.29%
Ranked 88th. 21% more than Nicaragua
0.24%
Ranked 92nd.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 80%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Nicaragua
68.6%
Ranked 2nd.

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 15.3%
Ranked 37th.
30.6%
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 89%
Ranked 105th.
96%
Ranked 51st. 8% more than Costa Rica

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 93%
Ranked 15th.
120%
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Costa Rica

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 28.03%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Nicaragua
19.11%
Ranked 13th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.62%
Ranked 21st. 40% more than Nicaragua
5.46%
Ranked 51st.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Nicaragua
90%
Ranked 128th.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 92%
Ranked 57th. 46% more than Nicaragua
63%
Ranked 124th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Nicaragua
86%
Ranked 123th.

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 15.3%
Ranked 36th.
30.6%
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 96%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
37%
Ranked 120th.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.13%
Ranked 92nd. About the same as Nicaragua
28%
Ranked 96th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.2%
Ranked 82nd. Twice as much as Nicaragua
0.1%
Ranked 96th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 10.69
Ranked 154th.
46.49
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.4%
Ranked 79th. Twice as much as Nicaragua
0.2%
Ranked 90th.

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