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Health Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Japan

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STAT Jamaica Japan HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 15.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 87% more than Japan
8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.3
Ranked 24th.
30.6
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > Future births 20.18
Ranked 146th.
752.78
Ranked 37th. 37 times more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.86%
Ranked 99th. 1% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 118th.

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 134
Ranked 82nd. 12% more than Japan
120
Ranked 117th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Jamaica

Human height > Average female height 1.608 m (5 ft 3 ⁄ 2 in) 1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)
Human height > Average male height 1.718 m (5 ft 7 ⁄ 2 in) 1.707 m (5 ft 7 in)
Life expectancy > Men 71 years
Ranked 27th.
80 years
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Jamaica
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 73.45 years
Ranked 112th.
82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 75.71
Ranked 102nd.
85.9
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 70.57
Ranked 92nd.
79.44
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 73.08
Ranked 101st.
82.59
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Jamaica

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Jamaica

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 77.5%
Ranked 31st.
84%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Jamaica
Infant mortality rate > Total 14.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 119th. 5 times more than Japan
2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.38 births per woman
Ranked 96th. 89% more than Japan
1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.

Infant mortality rate 12.81
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Japan
3.28
Ranked 177th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 8.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 89 times more than Japan
0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 14.4
Ranked 108th. 7 times more than Japan
2.2
Ranked 190th.

Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 32nd.
87 years
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Jamaica
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.07
Ranked 1st.
1.08
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Jamaica
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.7
Ranked 57th.
13.98
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Jamaica

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.21
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Japan
21.93
Ranked 143th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 32,000
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Japan
8,100
Ranked 105th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 77.53 births
Ranked 50th. 21 times more than Japan
3.65 births
Ranked 178th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 84.1%
Ranked 43th.
92.1%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Jamaica
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 175.6$
Ranked 88th.
2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Jamaica

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $270.38
Ranked 102nd.
$3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 72
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Japan
4.6
Ranked 15th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.6
Ranked 180th.
19
Ranked 142nd. 3 times more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 16.3
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Japan
8.4
Ranked 52nd.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 110 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 63th. 22 times more than Japan
5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Maternal mortality 95 per 100,000
Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Japan
8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.85
Ranked 47th.
2.12
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Jamaica

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 284,757.77
Ranked 25th.
2.66 million
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Jamaica

Death rates > Children under 5 30.9
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than Japan
3.3
Ranked 174th.

Death rates > Women 117.3
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Japan
43.31
Ranked 157th.

Death rates > Men 225
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Japan
87.38
Ranked 149th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 1,600
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Japan
200
Ranked 84th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,200
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Japan
500
Ranked 72nd.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 170
Ranked 98th.
210
Ranked 63th. 24% more than Jamaica

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 14.6%
Ranked 105th.
33.1%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Jamaica
Births and maternity > Number of births 44,006
Ranked 24th.
1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 70.9 years
Ranked 93th.
82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Jamaica

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.342 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 86 times more than Japan
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 69.1
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Japan
54.3
Ranked 10th.

Life expectancy > Male 68.57
Ranked 98th.
79.29
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Jamaica

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.09
Ranked 37th.
4.14
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 770.7 billion
Ranked 54th.
339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 441 times more than Jamaica

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 11.87
Ranked 28th. 187 times more than Japan
0.0635
Ranked 130th.

Death rates > Infants 25.9
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Japan
2.4
Ranked 176th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 75.19 years
Ranked 123th.
85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy > Female 75.28
Ranked 89th.
86.05
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 35
Ranked 113th.
60
Ranked 43th. 71% more than Jamaica
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 234
Ranked 103th.
2,133
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Jamaica
Spending > Per person 157
Ranked 55th.
2,243
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Jamaica
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 591.17
Ranked 16th. 378 times more than Japan
1.56
Ranked 116th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 337.95
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan
150.18
Ranked 36th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 1.8%
Ranked 29th. 18 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 124th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 88%
Ranked 129th.
94%
Ranked 88th. 7% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth > Male 71.79 years
Ranked 99th.
78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Jamaica

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Japan
2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 72.65 years
Ranked 105th.
85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Jamaica

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (74.30-80.30) (85.80-85.90)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 65.1
Ranked 47th.
75
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Jamaica
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 289
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Japan
103
Ranked 189th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.65
Ranked 7th.
9.47
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Jamaica
Births and maternity > All births of boys 23,203
Ranked 64th.
538,271
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Jamaica

Health spending per capita 224.02
Ranked 93th.
2,750.8
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Jamaica

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.6
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Japan
20.34
Ranked 162nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 69.22 years
Ranked 81st.
78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Jamaica

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 3
Ranked 159th.
21
Ranked 112th. 7 times more than Jamaica
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 71
Ranked 90th. 82% more than Japan
39
Ranked 144th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.445
Ranked 30th. 114 times more than Japan
0.00391
Ranked 72nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 69.32
Ranked 94th.
87.27
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Jamaica

Drug access 95%
Ranked 19th. The same as Japan
95%
Ranked 12th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 13.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Japan
3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 605
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Japan
284
Ranked 187th.
Births and maternity > Twin births 900
Ranked 35th.
19,196
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Jamaica

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 81.01
Ranked 92nd.
94.49
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Jamaica

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $356.99
Ranked 94th.
$2,696.16
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Jamaica

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.82
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Japan
23.52
Ranked 121st.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 73
Ranked 50th.
82
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Jamaica
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 5.51%
Ranked 44th. 21 times more than Japan
0.259%
Ranked 108th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.33
Ranked 19th. 94% more than Japan
8.41
Ranked 48th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 14.43%
Ranked 67th. 16 times more than Japan
0.88%
Ranked 112th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 7.41 per 100,000 people
Ranked 177th.
28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Jamaica

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.71
Ranked 94th.
0.965
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Jamaica
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 127
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Dependency ratio per 100 60
Ranked 87th. 22% more than Japan
49
Ranked 129th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 7
Smoking rate > Women 8
Ranked 70th.
13
Ranked 56th. 63% more than Jamaica
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 78
Ranked 150th.
9,433
Ranked 35th. 121 times more than Jamaica
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 98.3%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Jamaica

Diseases > Leprosy cases 6
Ranked 73th.
11
Ranked 67th. 83% more than Jamaica
Infant mortality rate > Female 14 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Japan
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 20.8
Ranked 115th.
44.3
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Jamaica
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 25000 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 54th. 3 times more than Japan
30%
Ranked 167th.
Births and maternity > Single births 41,483
Ranked 41st.
1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Jamaica

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 9.2
Ranked 68th.
14.3
Ranked 55th. 55% more than Jamaica
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 89
Ranked 74th. 15 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 155th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 65.9
Ranked 54th.
77.7
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Jamaica
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 127
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 29.15
Ranked 147th.
73.83
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 64.2
Ranked 40th.
72.3
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Jamaica
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 450
Ranked 89th.
12,200
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Jamaica
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.305
Ranked 41st. 354 times more than Japan
0.000861
Ranked 80th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 19.19
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Japan
8.67
Ranked 188th.

Spending > Public 3.0% 5.7%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 59.21%
Ranked 134th.
86.96%
Ranked 48th. 47% more than Jamaica

Total fertility rate 2.3
Ranked 111th. 77% more than Japan
1.3
Ranked 157th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer or social security for domestic worker 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund
Infant mortality > Male babies 15.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 129th. 5 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 800
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Japan
110
Ranked 79th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74
Ranked 75th.
85
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Jamaica
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 127
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 34.07 (est) 1.52
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 6900 9900
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 2.24
Ranked 66th. 26 times more than Japan
0.0861
Ranked 83th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 4 times more than Japan
4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 134
Ranked 104th.
1,742
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Jamaica
Spending > Private 2.5%
Ranked 58th. 56% more than Japan
1.6%
Ranked 89th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.33%
Ranked 88th. 55% more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 134th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Japan
2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 71
Ranked 47th.
78
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Jamaica
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 16
Ranked 28th. 60% more than Japan
10
Ranked 5th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 22,387
Ranked 64th.
512,535
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Jamaica

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 8.37
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Japan
4.01
Ranked 79th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 12.34%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan
5.12%
Ranked 157th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 124th. The same as Japan
5%
Ranked 109th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 82%
Ranked 110th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Jamaica

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 94%
Ranked 81st.
100%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Jamaica

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 87th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Jamaica

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Japan
98%
Ranked 37th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 99th.
96%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Jamaica

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.38%
Ranked 86th. 61% more than Japan
1.48%
Ranked 141st.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 1.2
Ranked 43th. 12 times more than Japan
0.1
Ranked 105th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 32.54%
Ranked 86th. 98% more than Japan
16.4%
Ranked 142nd.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.6%
Ranked 80th.
58.24%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Jamaica

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.26%
Ranked 107th. 22% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 130th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 84%
Ranked 71st.
100%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Jamaica

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 29.23%
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Japan
23.96%
Ranked 122nd.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.55
Ranked 165th.
21.85
Ranked 130th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Public health spending > % of GDP 2.36%
Ranked 130th.
6.53%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 61.8%
Ranked 155th.
89.8%
Ranked 92nd. 45% more than Jamaica
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 3.6%
Ranked 18th.
3.7%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Jamaica
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.93%
Ranked 139th.
9.27%
Ranked 39th. 88% more than Jamaica

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 11.6%
Ranked 10th.
14.5%
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Jamaica

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 118th.
7.8%
Ranked 43th. 50% more than Jamaica

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 63.6%
Ranked 152nd.
93.4%
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Jamaica

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 4.1%
Ranked 70th.
0.0
Ranked 143th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 4.4%
Ranked 20th.
5.6%
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Jamaica
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 69%
Ranked 69th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 45% more than Jamaica

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 91%
Ranked 79th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Jamaica

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 10.97%
Ranked 33th. 69% more than Japan
6.48%
Ranked 111th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.82%
Ranked 112th.
6.32%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Jamaica

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 97%
Ranked 21st.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Jamaica

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 80%
Ranked 73th.
100%
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Jamaica

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 46.38%
Ranked 165th.
57.32%
Ranked 159th. 24% more than Jamaica

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 56.41%
Ranked 117th. 24% more than Japan
45.55%
Ranked 120th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 83%
Ranked 85th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Jamaica

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.77%
Ranked 83th.
0.0
Ranked 141st.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 20.61%
Ranked 82nd. 52% more than Japan
13.53%
Ranked 108th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 40.7%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
14.81%
Ranked 117th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 5.17%
Ranked 167th.
17.94%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Jamaica

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 87
Ranked 109th.
95
Ranked 67th. 9% more than Jamaica
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 13.7%
Ranked 17th. 76% more than Japan
7.8%
Ranked 44th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 50.31%
Ranked 126th.
81.33%
Ranked 23th. 62% more than Jamaica

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 84.85%
Ranked 32nd.
97.94%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Jamaica
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 32.5%
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 81st.
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 98
Ranked 85th.
100
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Jamaica
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 76.06%
Ranked 6th.
87.66%
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Jamaica
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 15.58
Ranked 13th. 93% more than Japan
8.07
Ranked 38th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 8.67
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Japan
4.21
Ranked 80th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (74.30-80.30) (85.80-85.90)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 48.2%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
10.56%
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 68.42%
Ranked 111th.
79.99%
Ranked 71st. 17% more than Jamaica
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 33.4%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Japan
15.4%
Ranked 144th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.53%
Ranked 46th. 15 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 126th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 69.1%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Japan
55.9%
Ranked 16th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 84%
Ranked 123th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Jamaica

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 50%
Ranked 175th.
86%
Ranked 73th. 72% more than Jamaica

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 6.63%
Ranked 160th.
18.18%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.67%
Ranked 132nd.
7.42%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 80th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Jamaica

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 88%
Ranked 68th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Jamaica

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 88%
Ranked 114th.
99%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Jamaica

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 112th.
98%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Jamaica

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 88%
Ranked 115th.
94%
Ranked 78th. 7% more than Jamaica

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