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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 30.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.4
Ranked 8th. 5% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 742.68
Ranked 39th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.92%
Ranked 54th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Ghana

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 127
Ranked 101st.
133
Ranked 86th. 5% more than Ghana
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Ghana

Infant mortality rate > Total 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Life expectancy > Men 64 years
Ranked 45th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 19% more than Ghana
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 61 years
Ranked 180th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 28% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 61.73
Ranked 163th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 31% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 59.89
Ranked 158th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 60.79
Ranked 161st.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Ghana

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Ghana

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 48.3%
Ranked 114th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 60% more than Ghana
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 4.06 births per woman
Ranked 40th. 98% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 16.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 48.6
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 66 years
Ranked 45th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Ghana
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 1.8%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.9
Ranked 97th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.15
Ranked 114th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Ghana
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 260,000
Ranked 22nd.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Ghana

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 60.95 births
Ranked 65th. 22% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 53.8%
Ranked 118th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 59% more than Ghana
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 27.2$
Ranked 144th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 224 times more than Ghana

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $75.02
Ranked 147th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 115 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 69.7
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 72
Ranked 87th. 20 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 30.8
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 350 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 30th. 17 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 210 per 100,000
Ranked 45th. 26 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.11
Ranked 6th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 24 times more than Ghana

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 1,338.9
Ranked 106th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 28 times more than Ghana

Death rates > Children under 5 68.5
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 288.89
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Death rates > Men 327.21
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 18,000
Ranked 17th. 6% more than United States
17,000
Ranked 18th.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 160
Ranked 107th. 60% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 699,542
Ranked 6th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ghana

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 14.3%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 57.48 years
Ranked 135th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 35% more than Ghana

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 1.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 29 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 23.5
Ranked 11th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ghana

Life expectancy > Male 55.73
Ranked 150th.
76
Ranked 34th. 36% more than Ghana

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.05
Ranked 94th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Ghana

Access to sanitation 64%
Ranked 89th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Ghana
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 33.96 billion
Ranked 79th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 339 times more than Ghana

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 10.97
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 46.7
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 62.25 years
Ranked 180th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 30% more than Ghana

Life expectancy > Female 57.54
Ranked 152nd.
81
Ranked 34th. 41% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 92nd. The same as United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 73
Ranked 150th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than Ghana
Spending > Per person 19
Ranked 105th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 225 times more than Ghana
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 28.1%
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 1.5%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 91%
Ranked 114th. 1% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 59.78 years
Ranked 178th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 27% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 57.97 years
Ranked 138th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 39% more than Ghana

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 49.8
Ranked 143th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 39% more than Ghana
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (64.50-68.90) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 343
Ranked 104th. 92% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 8%
Ranked 12th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Ghana
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.97
Ranked 5th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > All births of boys 306,159
Ranked 11th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Ghana

Health spending per capita 54.14
Ranked 139th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 135 times more than Ghana

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90.1%
Ranked 10th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Ghana
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.65
Ranked 130th.
27
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Ghana
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 57.02 years
Ranked 135th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Ghana

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 145
Ranked 38th. 73 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 80
Ranked 78th. 60% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.76
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 50.87
Ranked 143th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 64% more than Ghana

Drug access 0.0
Ranked 152nd.
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 60.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 699
Ranked 90th. 55% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 55.04
Ranked 148th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 61% more than Ghana

Diseases > Cholera cases 179
Ranked 26th. 26 times more than United States
7
Ranked 41st.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $112.87
Ranked 130th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.64
Ranked 104th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Ghana
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 58
Ranked 146th.
77
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Ghana
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 31.06
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 23.99%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 204.98 per 100,000 people
Ranked 50th. 45 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 8.1%
Ranked 13th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ghana
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.508
Ranked 131st.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 70% more than Ghana
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 291
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 76
Ranked 56th. 49% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 16
Smoking rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 128th.
19
Ranked 47th. 38 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 7,429
Ranked 41st. 53% more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 68.4%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 45% more than Ghana

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 3.1%
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 11%
Ranked 77th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Ghana

Contraception 22%
Ranked 70th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 10
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 45.01 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 23%
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 10.2
Ranked 127th.
26.3
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Ghana
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 300000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 6
Ranked 92nd.
30
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than Ghana
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 0.8
Ranked 126th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 27 times more than Ghana
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 350
Ranked 40th. 15 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 50.3
Ranked 146th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 42% more than Ghana
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 291
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 329.8
Ranked 59th. 20 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 8.1%
Ranked 13th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ghana
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 49.2
Ranked 143th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 37% more than Ghana
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 66
Ranked 129th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 32 times more than Ghana
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 3
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 1.67
Ranked 24th. 49 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 31.16
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 1.7% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 30.03%
Ranked 172nd.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Ghana

Total fertility rate 4.1
Ranked 51st. 95% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 66 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 60
Ranked 146th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Ghana
Children living with AIDS 34,000
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 291
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 4%
Ranked 4th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Ghana
Respiratory disease child death rate 130.52 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 180000 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.444
Ranked 45th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 7.95
Ranked 31st. 342 times more than United States
0.0232
Ranked 48th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 487
Ranked 29th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 1,027
Ranked 6th. 51 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 30
Ranked 148th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 79 times more than Ghana
Spending > Private 2.9%
Ranked 42nd.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ghana
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 80
Ranked 129th.
94
Ranked 75th. 18% more than Ghana
Drinking water availability % 73%
Ranked 104th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Ghana
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 59%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than United States
55.1%
Ranked 51st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 72
Ranked 87th.
100
Ranked 8th. 39% more than Ghana
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 62
Ranked 96th.
100
Ranked 9th. 61% more than Ghana
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 70
Ranked 71st.
100
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Ghana
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 91
Ranked 96th.
100
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Ghana
Births with health staff 44%
Ranked 91st.
99%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Ghana
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 2.6%
Ranked 29th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Ghana

Private health spending > % of GDP 4%
Ranked 28th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 64.9%
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.78%
Ranked 144th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Ghana

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 7.51%
Ranked 91st. 2% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 11%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 75%
Ranked 127th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Ghana

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 78.2%
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 10.31%
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 25
Ranked 37th. 25 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 73
Ranked 108th.
100
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Ghana
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.6%
Ranked 107th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ghana
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 81
Ranked 117th.
91
Ranked 80th. 12% more than Ghana
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 37.45%
Ranked 148th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Ghana

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 80
Ranked 131st.
90
Ranked 96th. 13% more than Ghana
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 29.9%
Ranked 9th. 27 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 13%
Ranked 157th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 84.14%
Ranked 55th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Ghana

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 80
Ranked 78th.
88
Ranked 60th. 10% more than Ghana
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 27%
Ranked 172nd.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Ghana

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.9%
Ranked 6th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Ghana
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 71.72%
Ranked 114th. 18% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 18%
Ranked 160th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Ghana

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 47.1%
Ranked 39th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ghana

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 56.09%
Ranked 109th. 22% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.14
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.83%
Ranked 111th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Ghana

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 22%
Ranked 11th. 22 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > All births of girls 317,541
Ranked 11th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 7.77
Ranked 33th. 213 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 175
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 70.12%
Ranked 2nd.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Ghana
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 51 >90
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 74
Ranked 106th.
100
Ranked 10th. 35% more than Ghana
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 7.4%
Ranked 41st.
24.1%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 3.16%
Ranked 178th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Ghana
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 28
Ranked 110th.
56
Ranked 101st. Twice as much as Ghana
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 12.62
Ranked 6th. 83% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (64.50-68.90) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 76.1%
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 39.06%
Ranked 152nd.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 2.27%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 25.2%
Ranked 11th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ghana

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 83%
Ranked 130th.
93%
Ranked 83th. 12% more than Ghana

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 29.11%
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 60%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.1%
Ranked 116th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Ghana

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.68%
Ranked 131st.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ghana

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 88%
Ranked 133th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Ghana

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 64%
Ranked 122nd.
100%
Ranked 14th. 56% more than Ghana

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 84%
Ranked 131st.
96%
Ranked 58th. 14% more than Ghana

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 15.82%
Ranked 2nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ghana
Public health spending > % of total health spending 51.6%
Ranked 119th. 13% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 9.1%
Ranked 36th. 17% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 84th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.4%
Ranked 62nd.
0.7%
Ranked 39th. 75% more than Ghana
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 45.59
Ranked 1st. 687 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 79.34%
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.26%
Ranked 43th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Ghana

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 200
Ranked 48th. 42 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.9%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 65th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 4.26%
Ranked 62nd.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 68% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 100%
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 22.1%
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 53.43%
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 13.09
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 21.62
Ranked 36th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 34% more than Ghana
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57
Ranked 141st.
75
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Ghana
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 0.7%
Ranked 39th.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 27 times more than Ghana

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.7%
Ranked 72nd.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ghana

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 18.5%
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 10
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 11%
Ranked 158th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Ghana

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 26
Ranked 52nd. 13 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 57.1%
Ranked 25th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 74% more than Ghana

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 131st.
65.7%
Ranked 4th.

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