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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 24% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.1
Ranked 59th.
28
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Future births 46.22
Ranked 125th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 111 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83%
Ranked 149th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Cuba

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 131
Ranked 91st.
133
Ranked 86th. 2% more than Cuba
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 48% more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Infant mortality rate > Total 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 179th.
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 24% more than Cuba

Life expectancy > Men 77 years
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States
76 years
Ranked 30th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 77.7 years
Ranked 55th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Cuba

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 80.98
Ranked 45th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. About the same as Cuba

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 76.91
Ranked 37th. 1% more than United States
76.3
Ranked 42nd.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 78.89
Ranked 39th. About the same as United States
78.64
Ranked 40th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 5.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 78.1%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than United States
77.4%
Ranked 32nd.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.5 births per woman
Ranked 147th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 37% more than Cuba

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.294 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than Cuba

Abortions 83,963
Ranked 9th.
1.21 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.3
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 151st. 40% more than Cuba

Life expectancy > Women 81 years
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
81 years
Ranked 33th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.1%
Ranked 115th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Cuba

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 6
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.64
Ranked 40th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Cuba
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 7,100
Ranked 108th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 169 times more than Cuba

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 50.06 births
Ranked 82nd. About the same as United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 84.1%
Ranked 42nd.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Cuba
Abortions per 1000 7.47
Ranked 4th. 79% more than United States
4.17
Ranked 6th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 653
Ranked 22nd.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Cuba

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 229.8$
Ranked 72nd.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Cuba

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $606.08
Ranked 66th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 51
Ranked 21st. 49% more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 9.3
Ranked 167th. 3 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 11.4
Ranked 37th.
13.5
Ranked 24th. 18% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 73 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 33 per 100,000
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 6.4
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 3,741.93
Ranked 116th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 10 times more than Cuba

Death rates > Children under 5 5.8
Ranked 151st.
7.8
Ranked 139th. 34% more than Cuba

Death rates > Women 68.29
Ranked 125th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 19% more than Cuba

Death rates > Men 109.12
Ranked 130th.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 29% more than Cuba

HIV AIDS > Deaths 120
Ranked 97th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 142 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 83,943
Ranked 8th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Cuba

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 60
Ranked 157th.
100
Ranked 147th. 67% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Number of births 127,746
Ranked 20th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Cuba

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 3.4%
Ranked 52nd.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Cuba

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 77.25 years
Ranked 39th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Cuba

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.011 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Cuba

Life expectancy > Male 76.72
Ranked 25th. 1% more than United States
76
Ranked 34th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.05
Ranked 16th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Cuba

Access to sanitation 99%
Ranked 24th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Cuba
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 42.19 billion
Ranked 90th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 273 times more than Cuba

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.629
Ranked 113th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Cuba

Death rates > Infants 4.4
Ranked 153th.
6.8
Ranked 139th. 55% more than Cuba

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.08 years
Ranked 63th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Cuba

Life expectancy > Female 80.83
Ranked 36th.
81
Ranked 34th. About the same as Cuba

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 78
Ranked 12th. 50% more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 236
Ranked 102nd.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 7.44
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
2.71
Ranked 27th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 161.05
Ranked 34th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Cuba

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.2%
Ranked 106th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cuba

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 75.46 years
Ranked 49th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Cuba

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 79.2 years
Ranked 44th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Cuba

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 68.3
Ranked 32nd.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Cuba
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (79.60-79.90) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 207
Ranked 148th. 16% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 8.64
Ranked 8th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > All births of boys 68,464
Ranked 27th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Cuba

Health spending per capita 584.96
Ranked 55th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Cuba

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.49
Ranked 55th.
27
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Cuba
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 75.4 years
Ranked 33th. 1% more than United States
74.89 years
Ranked 36th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 6
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 50
Ranked 123th. The same as United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0107
Ranked 92nd.
0.0554
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Cuba

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 82.69
Ranked 31st.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Cuba

Drug access 95%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 5.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 164th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th. 24% more than Cuba

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 437
Ranked 161st.
450
Ranked 156th. 3% more than Cuba
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 57.91
Ranked 29th.
79.36
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Twin births 1,816
Ranked 20th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 76 times more than Cuba

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 88.77
Ranked 43th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. The same as Cuba

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1,001.06
Ranked 48th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Cuba

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 77
Ranked 31st. The same as United States
77
Ranked 30th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.78
Ranked 31st.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 11.32
Ranked 32nd.
13.46
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Cuba

Intestinal diseases death rate 9.51%
Ranked 76th. 29% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 9.38 per 100,000 people
Ranked 170th. 2 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 11.8%
Ranked 7th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Cuba
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.882
Ranked 30th. 2% more than United States
0.863
Ranked 33th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 375
Ranked 17th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Cuba

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 14.9
Ranked 18th.
166.98
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Cuba

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 33.26
Ranked 21st.
44.28
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Cuba

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 79
Ranked 148th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Cuba

Dependency ratio per 100 43
Ranked 156th.
51
Ranked 125th. 19% more than Cuba
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 9 16
Smoking rate > Women 28
Ranked 14th. 47% more than United States
19
Ranked 47th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 432
Ranked 113th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.9%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 178th.
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 19% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 5.68
Ranked 23th.
19.25
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Cuba

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 4%
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 43.4
Ranked 37th. 65% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 4700 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 278
Ranked 18th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Cuba

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 485
Ranked 12th.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 88 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Single births 131,187
Ranked 10th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Cuba

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 134th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 28.3
Ranked 18th. 32% more than United States
21.5
Ranked 43th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 53
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 69.5
Ranked 34th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Cuba
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 79
Ranked 148th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Cuba

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 38.22
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 11.8%
Ranked 7th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Cuba
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 67.1
Ranked 30th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. About the same as Cuba
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,400
Ranked 60th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 10.47
Ranked 167th.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 32% more than Cuba

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 120%
Ranked 6th. 38% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 1.6
Ranked 145th.
2.1
Ranked 118th. 31% more than Cuba
Infant mortality > Male babies 6.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 164th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th. 1% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 79
Ranked 38th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Cuba
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 79
Ranked 148th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Cuba

Respiratory disease child death rate 5.11 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 2600 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 23.62
Ranked 55th. 10 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 103th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 137th.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
8,739
Ranked 3rd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 153th. The same as United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 204
Ranked 85th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Cuba
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 81%
Ranked 75th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Cuba

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 29.03%
Ranked 76th. 39% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 104th.
0.3%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Cuba
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 5.94
Ranked 170th. 25% more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 119th.
0.6%
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Cuba

Public health spending > % of GDP 9.89%
Ranked 4th. 39% more than United States
7.14%
Ranked 17th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 2
Ranked 106th. Twice as much as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 168
Ranked 14th.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 199 times more than Cuba

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 0.532%
Ranked 180th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Cuba

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 55.32%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 5.32%
Ranked 183th.
11.29%
Ranked 169th. 2 times more than Cuba

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 73%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.09%
Ranked 144th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than Cuba

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 5
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 16.8%
Ranked 142nd.
19.8%
Ranked 137th. 18% more than Cuba

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 75.2%
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 3.9%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 83.94%
Ranked 56th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Cuba
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 26.75%
Ranked 67th. 21 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 106th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Cuba

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 94%
Ranked 80th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Cuba

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 120th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 94%
Ranked 83th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Cuba

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 118th. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 24.65
Ranked 25th.
35.08
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.07
Ranked 35th.
6.89
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Cuba

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 26.2%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than United States
19.2%
Ranked 13th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.3%
Ranked 85th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 11.63
Ranked 11th.
13
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.2%
Ranked 125th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.5%
Ranked 53th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 95% more than Cuba
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 98
Ranked 29th. 8% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 98.25%
Ranked 18th. 15% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 98
Ranked 26th. 9% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Infant mortality rate > Male 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 180th.
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th. 28% more than Cuba

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 95%
Ranked 41st.
100%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Cuba

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 38th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Cuba

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 5.73
Ranked 37th.
6.57
Ranked 35th. 15% more than Cuba

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 121st.
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Public health spending > % of government spending 14.49%
Ranked 43th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Cuba

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 94.68%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 64
Ranked 15th.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 92 times more than Cuba

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 0.0
Ranked 28th.
435
Ranked 2nd.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 8.17%
Ranked 133th. 35% more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 55th. 4% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 4
Ranked 124th. 4 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 91
Ranked 61st.
100
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Cuba
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.13%
Ranked 117th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 4.6%
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 72nd.
100%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Cuba

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 89.56%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than United States
85.5%
Ranked 43th.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.9%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States
99.3%
Ranked 17th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 98
Ranked 18th. 11% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 92.94%
Ranked 13th. 53% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 33th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Cuba

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.09
Ranked 59th. 3% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.0
Ranked 28th.
1.42
Ranked 9th.

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

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.53%
Ranked 43th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Cuba

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 4%
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 75
Ranked 29th. The same as United States
75
Ranked 28th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 123th.
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 64,603
Ranked 27th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Cuba

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 97.21%
Ranked 8th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Cuba
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 267
Ranked 45th.
715
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Cuba
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 48.1%
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 99
Ranked 41st.
100
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Cuba
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 8.58%
Ranked 74th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Cuba
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 99
Ranked 83th. 77% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Life expectancy > 95% range (79.60-79.90) (80.50-80.60)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 43.01
Ranked 13th.
213
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Cuba

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 0.77%
Ranked 174th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Cuba

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 1st.
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 110th.
0.6
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Cuba
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 70%
Ranked 127th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Cuba

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 14.03%
Ranked 62nd.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Cuba

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 9.46%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than United States
8.2%
Ranked 12th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 105th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Cuba

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 78%
Ranked 90th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 28% more than Cuba

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 95.46%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 5.1%
Ranked 2nd.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 53% more than Cuba

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