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Health Stats: compare key data on Japan & Latvia

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STAT Japan Latvia HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.
9.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 171st. 11% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.6
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Latvia
28.6
Ranked 42nd.

Births and maternity > Future births 752.78
Ranked 37th. 47 times more than Latvia
16.03
Ranked 151st.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.85%
Ranked 118th.
1.94%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Japan

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 83% more than Latvia
7.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Life expectancy > Men 80 years
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Latvia
69 years
Ranked 1st.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Latvia
72.68 years
Ranked 118th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 85.9
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Latvia
78.8
Ranked 59th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.44
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Latvia
68.6
Ranked 110th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 82.59
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Latvia
73.58
Ranked 92nd.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
3.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 51% more than Japan

Probability of not reaching 60 8.2%
Ranked 46th.
23.7%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 84%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Latvia
56.9%
Ranked 101st.
Quality of health care system > Cost 80.56
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Latvia
60
Ranked 2nd.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 85.03
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Latvia
65
Ranked 2nd.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 120
Ranked 117th.
156
Ranked 34th. 30% more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Total 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
8.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 154th. 3 times more than Japan

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.
1.31 births per woman
Ranked 162nd. 4% more than Japan

Infant mortality rate 3.28
Ranked 177th.
9.67
Ranked 124th. 3 times more than Japan
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 34 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 2.2
Ranked 190th.
7.6
Ranked 141st. 3 times more than Japan

Life expectancy > Women 87 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Latvia
79 years
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 87.5
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Latvia
70
Ranked 2nd.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 83.33
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Latvia
35
Ranked 2nd.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 13.98
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Latvia
7.6
Ranked 8th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.93
Ranked 143th.
23.73
Ranked 103th. 8% more than Japan
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 8,100
Ranked 105th.
8,600
Ranked 103th. 6% more than Japan

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 3.65 births
Ranked 178th.
17.12 births
Ranked 143th. 5 times more than Japan

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 92.1%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Latvia
79.8%
Ranked 63th.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 88.89
Ranked 1st.
100
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infants 2,463
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Latvia
125
Ranked 31st.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Latvia
417.8$
Ranked 52nd.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Latvia
$840.88
Ranked 53th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 4.6
Ranked 15th.
15.4
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 86.11
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Latvia
60
Ranked 2nd.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 19
Ranked 142nd.
53
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 8.4
Ranked 52nd.
8.6
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.
34 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 114th. 7 times more than Japan

Maternal mortality 8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th.
45 per 100,000
Ranked 84th. 6 times more than Japan
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.12
Ranked 16th.
3.04
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Japan

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 2.66 million
Ranked 12th. 704 times more than Latvia
3,773.37
Ranked 140th.

Death rates > Children under 5 3.3
Ranked 174th.
8
Ranked 138th. 2 times more than Japan

Death rates > Women 43.31
Ranked 157th.
114.39
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 88.89
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Latvia
65
Ranked 2nd.
Death rates > Men 87.38
Ranked 149th.
311.41
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Japan

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 200
Ranked 84th.
1,000
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 202,106
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Latvia
7,089
Ranked 24th.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 83.33
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Latvia
55
Ranked 2nd.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 210
Ranked 63th.
0.0
Ranked 167th.

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 33.1%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Latvia
31%
Ranked 56th.
Births and maternity > Number of births 1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 56 times more than Latvia
19,219
Ranked 36th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Latvia
71.36 years
Ranked 84th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 54.3
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Latvia
48
Ranked 9th.
Life expectancy > Male 79.29
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Latvia
66.97
Ranked 104th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.14
Ranked 59th.
4.86
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Japan

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 86.11
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Latvia
80
Ranked 1st.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 40211 times more than Latvia
8.45 billion
Ranked 135th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.0635
Ranked 130th.
3.81
Ranked 62nd. 60 times more than Japan

Death rates > Infants 2.4
Ranked 176th.
7
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Japan

Life expectancy at birth > Female 85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Latvia
78.07 years
Ranked 88th.

Life expectancy > Female 86.05
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Latvia
77.77
Ranked 60th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Latvia
16
Ranked 149th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,133
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Latvia
477
Ranked 66th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 1.58
Ranked 27th.
3.44
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan

Spending > Per person 2,243
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Latvia
166
Ranked 54th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 1.56
Ranked 116th.
485.87
Ranked 21st. 311 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 150.18
Ranked 36th.
211.7
Ranked 41st. 41% more than Japan

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 124th.
0.7%
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Japan

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 94%
Ranked 88th.
99%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Japan

Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Latvia
67.56 years
Ranked 142nd.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 65th.
5.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Latvia
77.4 years
Ranked 55th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 75
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Latvia
62.8
Ranked 64th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (85.80-85.90) (78.20-78.70)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 103
Ranked 189th.
471
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Japan
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 3%
Ranked 12th.
20%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.47
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Latvia
5.65
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 538,271
Ranked 5th. 52 times more than Latvia
10,257
Ranked 36th.

Health spending per capita 2,750.8
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Latvia
783.73
Ranked 46th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.34
Ranked 162nd.
22.07
Ranked 114th. 9% more than Japan
Suicide rate > Young males 10.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 31st.
35 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Latvia
65.6 years
Ranked 108th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 21
Ranked 112th.
43
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 39
Ranked 144th.
115
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Japan
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 87.27
Ranked 7th. 38% more than Latvia
63.18
Ranked 113th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Latvia
80%
Ranked 63th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.
9.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 137th. 3 times more than Japan

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 284
Ranked 187th.
710
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Japan
Suicide rate > Young females 4.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
9.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 19.27
Ranked 64th.
61.71
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Twin births 19,196
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Latvia
474
Ranked 45th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 94.49
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Latvia
85.32
Ranked 66th.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2,696.16
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Latvia
$1,070.60
Ranked 46th.

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.52
Ranked 121st.
25.38
Ranked 85th. 8% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 82
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Latvia
71
Ranked 71st.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 0.259%
Ranked 108th.
13.48%
Ranked 24th. 52 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 8.41
Ranked 48th.
8.58
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Japan

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.88%
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Latvia
0.23%
Ranked 136th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 14.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Latvia
5.5
Ranked 14th.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
62.61 per 100,000 people
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Japan

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 3.3%
Ranked 9th.
18.1%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Latvia
0.784
Ranked 58th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,269
Ranked 8th. 22 times more than Latvia
58
Ranked 50th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 98
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Latvia
22
Ranked 31st.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 1.67
Ranked 28th.
18.76
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Japan

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 9.93
Ranked 51st.
25.9
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Japan

Teen birth rate 4
Ranked 40th.
35
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Japan
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 44
Ranked 187th.
115
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Japan

Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 7 7
Smoking rate > Women 13
Ranked 56th.
24
Ranked 30th. 85% more than Japan
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 9,433
Ranked 35th. 20 times more than Latvia
478
Ranked 111th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as Latvia
100%
Ranked 3rd.

Infant mortality rate > Female 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
6.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 156th. 3 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 3.23
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Latvia
1.34
Ranked 46th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 44.3
Ranked 34th.
54.4
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Japan
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 17000 10000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 30%
Ranked 167th.
100%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,194
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Latvia
52
Ranked 50th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 116
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Latvia
20
Ranked 33th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 2,244
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Latvia
68
Ranked 33th.

Births and maternity > Single births 1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Latvia
18,742
Ranked 45th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 0.332
Ranked 32nd.
1.32
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Japan

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 14.3
Ranked 55th.
24.1
Ranked 38th. 69% more than Japan
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 6
Ranked 155th.
20
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Japan

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 77.7
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Latvia
67.5
Ranked 48th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 44
Ranked 187th.
115
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Japan

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 73.83
Ranked 125th.
210.01
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Japan
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 3.3%
Ranked 9th.
18.1%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 3%
Ranked 5th.
12%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Japan
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 72.3
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Latvia
58
Ranked 98th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 12,200
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Latvia
3,600
Ranked 42nd.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 8.67
Ranked 188th.
9.94
Ranked 174th. 15% more than Japan

Spending > Public 5.7% 4.0% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 48th.
93%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund State Social Insurance 
Infant mortality > Male babies 3.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 192nd.
13.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 85
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Latvia
76
Ranked 52nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 44
Ranked 187th.
115
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Japan

Respiratory disease child death rate 1.52 69.04 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 9900 2200
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 4 times more than Japan
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,742
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Latvia
306
Ranked 61st.
Spending > Private 1.6%
Ranked 89th.
2.6%
Ranked 51st. 63% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 3.86
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Latvia
3.05
Ranked 36th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.5%
Ranked 134th.
2.6%
Ranked 69th. 73% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Latvia
66
Ranked 99th.
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys 1,151
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Latvia
38
Ranked 33th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 413
Ranked 3rd. 138 times more than Latvia
3
Ranked 46th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 512,535
Ranked 5th. 53 times more than Latvia
9,640
Ranked 36th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.12%
Ranked 157th.
7.84%
Ranked 82nd. 53% more than Japan
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 109th. The same as Latvia
5%
Ranked 110th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Latvia
82%
Ranked 109th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Latvia
99%
Ranked 47th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 13th. The same as Latvia
100%
Ranked 14th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 8.55
Ranked 26th.
13.4
Ranked 29th. 57% more than Japan

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 17.56
Ranked 27th.
30.37
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Japan

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Latvia
92%
Ranked 107th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Latvia
90%
Ranked 119th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.48%
Ranked 141st.
3.08%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Japan

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 105th.
0.4
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Japan
Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.42%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Latvia
3.61%
Ranked 90th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 15th. The same as Latvia
100%
Ranked 16th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 80.75%
Ranked 100th.
97.14%
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Japan

Health spending > % of GDP 8.02%
Ranked 48th. 30% more than Latvia
6.17%
Ranked 85th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 214
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Latvia
42
Ranked 32nd.

Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Latvia
100%
Ranked 4th.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 9.27%
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Latvia
6.17%
Ranked 100th.

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 143th.
0.5%
Ranked 117th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Latvia
71%
Ranked 66th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.8%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Japan

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Latvia
82%
Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 32nd.
1.38
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls per thousand people 3.68
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Latvia
2.83
Ranked 38th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.48%
Ranked 111th.
7.75%
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Japan
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 10.56%
Ranked 103th.
26.65%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Japan
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 79.99%
Ranked 71st.
89.68%
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Japan
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 15.4%
Ranked 144th.
30.6%
Ranked 94th. 99% more than Japan

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 4.01
Ranked 79th.
4.76
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Japan

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 126th.
0.79%
Ranked 63th. 8 times more than Japan

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 55.9%
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Latvia
48%
Ranked 15th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Latvia
95%
Ranked 64th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 86%
Ranked 73th.
87%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Japan

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 16.4%
Ranked 142nd.
39.61%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Japan

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58.24%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Latvia
22%
Ranked 99th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.85%
Ranked 130th.
2.56%
Ranked 90th. 38% more than Japan

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 18.18%
Ranked 20th. 95% more than Latvia
9.31%
Ranked 124th.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Latvia
96%
Ranked 47th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 9th. The same as Latvia
99%
Ranked 10th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 42,405
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Latvia
2,954
Ranked 39th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 470,073
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Latvia
6,333
Ranked 37th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Latvia
95%
Ranked 75th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 78th.
96%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 44,357
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Latvia
3,101
Ranked 39th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Latvia
71%
Ranked 86th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 493,849
Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than Latvia
6,831
Ranked 37th.

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 10
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 23.96%
Ranked 122nd.
27%
Ranked 112th. 13% more than Japan

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 21.85
Ranked 130th.
49.79
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Japan

Public health spending > % of GDP 6.53%
Ranked 25th. 83% more than Latvia
3.57%
Ranked 81st.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 18.3%
Ranked 162nd.
35.9%
Ranked 101st. 96% more than Japan
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 87.66%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Latvia
78.92%
Ranked 23th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 89.8%
Ranked 92nd.
99%
Ranked 57th. 10% more than Japan
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1.5%
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Latvia
1%
Ranked 85th.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.94%
Ranked 22nd.
99.2%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Japan
Public health spending > % of total health spending 81.33%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Latvia
57.89%
Ranked 100th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7.8%
Ranked 44th. 50% more than Latvia
5.2%
Ranked 32nd.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 95
Ranked 67th.
97
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Japan
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys per million people 0.908
Ranked 28th.
8.93
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Japan

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 9.34
Ranked 48th.
23.22
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan

Infant mortality rate > Male 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 152nd. 3 times more than Japan

Public health spending > % of government spending 17.94%
Ranked 14th. 79% more than Latvia
10.05%
Ranked 108th.

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 14.5%
Ranked 18th.
19.2%
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Japan

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 7.8%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Latvia
7.1%
Ranked 63th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 139th.
3%
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Japan

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Latvia
99%
Ranked 43th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 93.4%
Ranked 71st.
98.3%
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Japan

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 14.81%
Ranked 117th.
25.01%
Ranked 91st. 69% more than Japan
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.9%
Ranked 45th. 55% more than Latvia
5.1%
Ranked 115th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 98
Ranked 25th. The same as Latvia
98
Ranked 26th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 57.33%
Ranked 100th.
83.06%
Ranked 39th. 45% more than Japan

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 81
Ranked 127th.
98
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Japan
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.53%
Ranked 108th. 5 times more than Latvia
2.57%
Ranked 182nd.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 141st.
0.18%
Ranked 110th.

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