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Health Stats: compare key data on Kenya & United States

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STAT Kenya United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 39.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.4
Ranked 17th. 1% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 2,109.91
Ranked 14th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Kenya

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.96%
Ranked 39th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Kenya

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 129
Ranked 94th.
133
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Kenya
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Kenya

Life expectancy > Men 57 years
Ranked 59th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Kenya
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 59.48 years
Ranked 183th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 32% more than Kenya

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 62.12
Ranked 161st.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 31% more than Kenya

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 58.71
Ranked 166th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 30% more than Kenya

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 60.37
Ranked 163th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Kenya

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 16 times more than Kenya

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 38.5%
Ranked 135th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Kenya
Quality of health care system > Cost 50
Ranked 19th. 9% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 62.92
Ranked 10th.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Kenya
Infant mortality rate > Total 52.29 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 4.98 births per woman
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 38.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 48.7
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 59 years
Ranked 62nd.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Kenya
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 60
Ranked 13th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Kenya
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 6.3%
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 43.75
Ranked 10th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Kenya
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.4
Ranked 84th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Kenya

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.41
Ranked 155th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Kenya
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 1.5 million
Ranked 4th. 25% more than United States
1.2 million
Ranked 8th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 95.13 births
Ranked 33th. 91% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 43.6%
Ranked 137th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 97% more than Kenya
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 60
Ranked 19th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Kenya
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 20.1$
Ranked 156th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 303 times more than Kenya

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $36.25
Ranked 170th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 237 times more than Kenya

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 106.3
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 68.75
Ranked 7th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Kenya
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 272
Ranked 27th. 76 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 34.8
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 360 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 590 per 100,000
Ranked 12th. 74 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.14
Ranked 55th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Kenya

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 37,144.42
Ranked 51st. 1% more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 84
Ranked 38th. 11 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 412.3
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 81.25
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 401.84
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 80,000
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States
17,000
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 87.5
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United States
74.92
Ranked 11th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 220
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 1.3 million
Ranked 3rd.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 16.4%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 48.99 years
Ranked 154th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 59% more than Kenya

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 2.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 45.5
Ranked 7th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Kenya

Life expectancy > Male 53.84
Ranked 157th.
76
Ranked 34th. 41% more than Kenya

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.792
Ranked 17th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Kenya

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 65
Ranked 17th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Kenya
Access to sanitation 38%
Ranked 111th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Kenya
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.6 trillion
Ranked 36th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Kenya

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 37.67
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 54.8
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 60.07 years
Ranked 184th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 35% more than Kenya

Life expectancy > Female 54.66
Ranked 157th.
81
Ranked 34th. 48% more than Kenya

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 3
Ranked 178th.
52
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Kenya
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 70
Ranked 151st.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Kenya
Spending > Per person 31
Ranked 94th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 138 times more than Kenya
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 35.8%
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 87%
Ranked 133th.
90%
Ranked 119th. 3% more than Kenya

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 6.2%
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 58.91 years
Ranked 180th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Kenya

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 48.11 years
Ranked 158th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 68% more than Kenya

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (64.60-69.00) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 44.4
Ranked 155th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 56% more than Kenya
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 344
Ranked 102nd. 92% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 6%
Ranked 14th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Kenya
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.18
Ranked 12th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Kenya

Health spending per capita 33.75
Ranked 152nd.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 216 times more than Kenya

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.5%
Ranked 16th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Kenya
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.23
Ranked 142nd.
27
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Kenya
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 49.82 years
Ranked 153th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Kenya

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 289
Ranked 8th. 145 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 113
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 2.01
Ranked 11th. 36 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 45.63
Ranked 153th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 83% more than Kenya

Drug access 0.0
Ranked 148th.
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 63.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 44th. 9 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 729
Ranked 76th. 62% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 47.22
Ranked 158th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 88% more than Kenya

Diseases > Cholera cases 1,206
Ranked 20th. 172 times more than United States
7
Ranked 41st.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $72.49
Ranked 145th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 101 times more than Kenya

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 50
Ranked 160th.
77
Ranked 30th. 54% more than Kenya
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.59
Ranked 155th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Kenya
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 34.55
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 32.26%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 641.01 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 142 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 6.3%
Ranked 14th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Kenya
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.39
Ranked 148th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Kenya
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 370
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 80
Ranked 45th. 57% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 16
Smoking rate > Women 1
Ranked 119th.
19
Ranked 47th. 19 times more than Kenya
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 38,360
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 43.8%
Ranked 31st.
99%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Kenya

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 3.6%
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 6%
Ranked 93th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Kenya

Contraception 39%
Ranked 55th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 95% more than Kenya
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 52
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 49.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 22%
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 27.1
Ranked 93th. 3% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 1200000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 1,516
Ranked 16th. 51 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere 69%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
20%
Ranked 8th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere, mostly agree 4%
Ranked 9th.
24%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Kenya
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 2.2
Ranked 114th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 10 times more than Kenya
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 530
Ranked 24th. 22 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 44.8
Ranked 157th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 59% more than Kenya
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 370
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 1,016.1
Ranked 12th. 63 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 6.3%
Ranked 14th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Kenya
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 44.1
Ranked 153th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 52% more than Kenya
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 38
Ranked 143th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 55 times more than Kenya
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 15.01
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 6.49
Ranked 10th. 188 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 35.57
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere, mostly disagree 12%
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
12%
Ranked 7th.
Spending > Public 2.4% 5.7% (1999)
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should not interfere 14%
Ranked 7th.
40%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 78.69%
Ranked 95th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Kenya

Total fertility rate 3.9
Ranked 56th. 86% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 75.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 40th. 11 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
Children living with AIDS 220,000
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 49
Ranked 163th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 63% more than Kenya
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 370
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 4%
Ranked 3rd.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Kenya
Respiratory disease child death rate 130.66 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 740000 300000
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 52
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 31.95
Ranked 22nd. 1375 times more than United States
0.0232
Ranked 48th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 1.38
Ranked 29th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Sometimes justified 11%
Ranked 6th.
46%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kenya
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Never justified 88%
Ranked 3rd. 96% more than United States
45%
Ranked 9th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 31
Ranked 147th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 76 times more than Kenya
Spending > Private 5.5%
Ranked 6th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Kenya
Public health spending > % of government spending 7.79%
Ranked 143th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Kenya

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 5
Ranked 127th.
56
Ranked 101st. 11 times more than Kenya
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 96
Ranked 61st.
100
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Kenya
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 35
Ranked 33th. 18 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 6
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 50
Ranked 157th.
75
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Kenya
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 48 >90
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 4.66%
Ranked 163th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. Twice as much as Kenya
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 31%
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 27%
Ranked 165th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Kenya

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 59%
Ranked 150th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 68% more than Kenya

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 83%
Ranked 155th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Kenya

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 83%
Ranked 152nd.
95%
Ranked 85th. 14% more than Kenya

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 98th. 1% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.35%
Ranked 92nd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kenya

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 15
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 79%
Ranked 101st.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Kenya

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 5.94%
Ranked 170th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kenya

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.77%
Ranked 162nd.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Kenya

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 83%
Ranked 148th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Kenya

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 32%
Ranked 128th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Kenya

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 330
Ranked 25th. 69 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 1.99%
Ranked 140th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Kenya

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 56%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than United States
55.1%
Ranked 51st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 87
Ranked 67th.
100
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Kenya
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 42
Ranked 124th.
100
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Kenya
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 82
Ranked 55th.
100
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Kenya
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 88
Ranked 107th.
100
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Kenya
Births with health staff 44%
Ranked 90th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kenya
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1%
Ranked 7th.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Kenya

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 147th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Kenya

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 31%
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 61%
Ranked 144th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 64% more than Kenya

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 57
Ranked 126th.
100
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Kenya
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 41%
Ranked 108th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Kenya

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 46%
Ranked 161st.
100%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kenya

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 40.16
Ranked 22nd. 403 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 62.58%
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Life expectancy > 95% range (64.60-69.00) (80.50-80.60)
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 75%
Ranked 152nd.
95%
Ranked 76th. 27% more than Kenya

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 74%
Ranked 151st.
92%
Ranked 92nd. 24% more than Kenya

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 35.8%
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 77.2%
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 4.73%
Ranked 126th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kenya

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 9.17%
Ranked 59th. 24% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Drinking water availability % 57%
Ranked 123th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Kenya
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 10.25
Ranked 26th. 281 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 80%
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 19.9%
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 55.1%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 24.11%
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 31%
Ranked 138th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kenya

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 85.32%
Ranked 44th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. About the same as Kenya

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.49%
Ranked 149th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Kenya

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 84
Ranked 69th.
88
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Kenya
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 88.1%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Kenya
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 80.29%
Ranked 84th. 32% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 18%
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 43%
Ranked 124th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Kenya

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.74%
Ranked 63th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kenya

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 81.9%
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 387
Ranked 19th. 35 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 21
Ranked 50th. 21 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 16.4%
Ranked 35th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 4.9%
Ranked 125th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 78
Ranked 130th.
91
Ranked 80th. 17% more than Kenya
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 42.76%
Ranked 131st.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. Twice as much as Kenya

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 83
Ranked 123th.
90
Ranked 96th. 8% more than Kenya
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 37.3%
Ranked 14th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Kenya
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 21.3%
Ranked 6th.
24.1%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Kenya

Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 30.3%
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 6.9%
Ranked 53th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Kenya
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 38.73%
Ranked 15th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 5.8%
Ranked 4th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Kenya

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 43.8%
Ranked 10th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kenya

Public health spending > % of total health spending 42.03%
Ranked 147th.
45.54%
Ranked 139th. 8% more than Kenya

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 10.2%
Ranked 15th. 31% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 41.6%
Ranked 40th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Kenya

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