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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.
15.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 80% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.6
Ranked 13th. 7% more than North Korea
28.7
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > Future births 752.78
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than North Korea
254.11
Ranked 72nd.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.85%
Ranked 118th.
1.87%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Japan

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 <25
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 120
Ranked 117th. 26% more than North Korea
95
Ranked 161st.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.
1.96 births per woman
Ranked 124th. 56% more than Japan

Infant mortality rate 3.28
Ranked 177th.
24.84
Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Total 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
27.11 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 74th. 10 times more than Japan

Life expectancy > Men 80 years
Ranked 4th. 21% more than North Korea
66 years
Ranked 77th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 19% more than North Korea
68.89 years
Ranked 145th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 85.9
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than North Korea
72.75
Ranked 122nd.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.44
Ranked 11th. 21% more than North Korea
65.8
Ranked 128th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 82.59
Ranked 4th. 19% more than North Korea
69.19
Ranked 125th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 65% more than Japan

Life expectancy > Women 87 years
Ranked 1st. 21% more than North Korea
72 years
Ranked 79th.
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.93
Ranked 143th. 6% more than North Korea
20.78
Ranked 164th.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 3.65 births
Ranked 178th. 2 times more than North Korea
1.53 births
Ranked 180th.

Deaths > Deaths of infants 2,463
Ranked 9th.
6,686
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Japan
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 9437 times more than North Korea
0.3$
Ranked 185th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 19
Ranked 142nd.
409
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 8.4
Ranked 52nd.
14.4
Ranked 18th. 71% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Number of births 1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than North Korea
345,630
Ranked 10th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 28% more than North Korea
63.92 years
Ranked 125th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.14
Ranked 59th. 1% more than North Korea
4.12
Ranked 5th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female 85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 18% more than North Korea
72.93 years
Ranked 142nd.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,133
Ranked 20th. 37 times more than North Korea
57
Ranked 158th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 21% more than North Korea
65.03 years
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 28% more than North Korea
66.92 years
Ranked 123th.

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (85.80-85.90) (70.60-75.50)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 75
Ranked 1st. 28% more than North Korea
58.8
Ranked 108th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 103
Ranked 189th.
345
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > All births of boys 538,271
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than North Korea
176,399
Ranked 24th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.34
Ranked 162nd. About the same as North Korea
20.27
Ranked 163th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 29% more than North Korea
61.05 years
Ranked 129th.

Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 39
Ranked 144th.
62
Ranked 101st. 59% more than Japan
Infant mortality > Female babies 3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.
50 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 61st. 17 times more than Japan

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 284
Ranked 187th.
642
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 19.27
Ranked 64th.
275.78
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 82
Ranked 1st. 24% more than North Korea
66
Ranked 114th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.52
Ranked 121st. 10% more than North Korea
21.29
Ranked 160th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 8.41
Ranked 48th.
14.26
Ranked 18th. 70% more than Japan

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.88%
Ranked 112th.
4.21%
Ranked 94th. 5 times more than Japan
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
177.78 per 100,000 people
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Japan

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,269
Ranked 8th.
3,593
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 98
Ranked 10th.
1,451
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 9.93
Ranked 51st.
148.2
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Japan
Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 1.67
Ranked 28th.
129.76
Ranked 4th. 78 times more than Japan
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 44
Ranked 187th.
166
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Japan

Dependency ratio per 100 49
Ranked 129th. 2% more than North Korea
48
Ranked 137th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 7 4
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 9,433
Ranked 35th.
23,575
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Female 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
24.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 72nd. 9 times more than Japan

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 44.3
Ranked 34th.
58.6
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,194
Ranked 7th.
3,093
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 116
Ranked 10th.
1,695
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Japan
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 2,244
Ranked 4th.
3,540
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 0.332
Ranked 32nd.
2.92
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Japan

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 77.7
Ranked 1st. 30% more than North Korea
59.7
Ranked 113th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 44
Ranked 187th.
166
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Japan

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 73.83
Ranked 125th.
977.73
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Japan
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 72.3
Ranked 1st. 25% more than North Korea
58
Ranked 97th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 8.67
Ranked 188th.
14.47
Ranked 131st. 67% more than Japan

Total fertility rate 1.3
Ranked 157th.
2
Ranked 122nd. 54% more than Japan
Infant mortality > Male babies 3.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 192nd.
50 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 67th. 15 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. 25% more than North Korea
68
Ranked 118th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 44
Ranked 187th.
166
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Japan

Respiratory disease child death rate 1.52 45.97 (est)
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.
52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 13 times more than Japan
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,742
Ranked 17th. 40 times more than North Korea
44
Ranked 135th.
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 3.86
Ranked 19th.
4.23
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Japan

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.32%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than North Korea
3%
Ranked 103th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than North Korea
97.1%
Ranked 15th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 8th. 69% more than North Korea
59%
Ranked 99th.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 57.32%
Ranked 159th.
88.8%
Ranked 35th. 55% more than Japan

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.53%
Ranked 108th.
29.31%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Japan
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 14.81%
Ranked 117th.
34.7%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Infant mortality rate > Male 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.
30.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Japan

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1.5%
Ranked 81st.
0.0
Ranked 105th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys 1,151
Ranked 4th.
1,898
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Japan
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 44,357
Ranked 8th.
73,848
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 470,073
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than North Korea
98,359
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 42,405
Ranked 8th.
70,872
Ranked 11th. 67% more than Japan

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 99
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 8.55
Ranked 26th.
67.73
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Japan
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 17.56
Ranked 27th.
146.02
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Japan
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 10.56%
Ranked 103th.
31.7%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 79.99%
Ranked 71st. 23% more than North Korea
65.12%
Ranked 122nd.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 15.4%
Ranked 144th.
29.9%
Ranked 103th. 94% more than Japan

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 55.9%
Ranked 16th.
62%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Japan
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than North Korea
96%
Ranked 50th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 86%
Ranked 73th.
91%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Japan

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as North Korea
100%
Ranked 1st.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than North Korea
79%
Ranked 148th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 214
Ranked 10th.
3,146
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Japan
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 89.8%
Ranked 92nd.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Japan
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 3.7%
Ranked 8th.
23.9%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys per million people 0.908
Ranked 28th.
69.91
Ranked 4th. 77 times more than Japan
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 9.34
Ranked 48th.
127.58
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Japan
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 139th.
33%
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Japan

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as North Korea
100%
Ranked 2nd.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 93.4%
Ranked 71st.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Japan

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.9%
Ranked 45th. 72% more than North Korea
4.6%
Ranked 135th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 57.33%
Ranked 100th.
98.92%
Ranked 17th. 73% more than Japan

Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 5.6%
Ranked 8th.
38.6%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than North Korea
58%
Ranked 136th.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.16
Ranked 20th. 10% more than North Korea
1.05
Ranked 86th.
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 32nd.
3.05
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Japan

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls per thousand people 3.68
Ranked 19th.
4.06
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Japan

Births and maternity > All births of girls 512,535
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than North Korea
169,231
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 493,849
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than North Korea
102,551
Ranked 13th.

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 18.3%
Ranked 162nd.
23.4%
Ranked 153th. 28% more than Japan
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 4th. 20% more than North Korea
65
Ranked 105th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 7.8%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than North Korea
3.5%
Ranked 164th.

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 21st. 25% more than North Korea
80
Ranked 93th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 143th.
59%
Ranked 3rd.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.48%
Ranked 111th. 16% more than North Korea
5.56%
Ranked 141st.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than North Korea
60%
Ranked 78th.
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls per million people 0.767
Ranked 28th.
59.85
Ranked 5th. 78 times more than Japan
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys per million people 9.01
Ranked 29th.
78.29
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Japan
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 4.21
Ranked 80th.
7.28
Ranked 38th. 73% more than Japan

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls 1,093
Ranked 4th.
1,642
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Japan
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.12%
Ranked 157th.
7.33%
Ranked 99th. 43% more than Japan

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