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  • Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Quality of health care system > Cost: Cost to you. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Cost to you". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Health care system index: Health Care Index is an estimation of the overall quality of the health care system, health care professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc.
  • Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
  • Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
  • Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
  • Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff: Skill and competency of medical staff. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the skill and competency of the local medical staff?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate: An estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
  • Quality of health care system > Short waiting times: Responsiveness (waitings) in medical institutions. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the responsiveness (waitings) in medical institutions?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included."
  • Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
  • Probability of reaching 65 > Female: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Quality of health care system > Modern equipment: Equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Does hospitals have equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Expenditure per capita > Current US$: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population: Number of people in the country who subsist on less than the required nutritional amounts per day.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage: Percentage of population that subsists on less than the required nutritional amounts per day.
  • Health expenditure per capita > Current US$: Health expenditure per capita (current US$). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
  • Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports: Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied you with the accuracy and completeness in filling out reports?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people: Number of people in the country who subsist on less than the required nutritional amounts per day. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Births and maternity > Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
  • Births and maternity > Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
  • Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Death rates > Children under 5: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates."
  • Death rates > Women: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
  • Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports: Speed in completing examination and reports. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Speed in completing examination and reports?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Death rates > Men: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
  • Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff: Friendliness and courtesy of the staff. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Friendliness and courtesy of the staff?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day: Depth of hunger or the intensity of food deprivation, indicates how much food-deprived people fall short of minimum food needs in terms of dietary energy. The food deficit, in kilocalories per person per day, is measured by comparing the average amount of dietary energy that undernourished people get from the foods they eat with the minimum amount of dietary energy they need to maintain body weight and undertake light activity. The depth of hunger is low when it is less than 200 kilocalories per person per day, and high when it is higher than 300 kilocalories per person per day."
  • Tobacco > Total adult smokers: Total adults smoking
  • Births and maternity > Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight: Percentage of all children under 5 that are moderately or severely underweight.
  • Probability of not reaching 40: Probability at birth of not reaching the age of 40.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only."
  • Life expectancy > Male: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
  • Quality of health care system > Convenient location: Convenience of location for you. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Convenience of location for you". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current LCU: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
  • Death rates > Infants: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year."
  • Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy > Female: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
  • Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least one visit by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
  • Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
  • Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Male: The average number of years to be lived by amen in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy > 95 percent range: 95% range.
  • Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population
  • Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
  • Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate: Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
  • Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses."
  • Health spending per capita: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
  • Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average female BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000: Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
  • Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population): The number of people that die from injuries out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's injury rate, but rather how fatal injuries are in each country.
  • Survival rate > To age 65 > Men: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
  • Drug access: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
  • Infant mortality > Female babies: Infant mortality rate for females under 1 year.
  • Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate: The number of people that die from noncommunicable diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's noncommunicable disease rate, but rather how fatal noncommunicable diseases are in each country.
  • Survival rate > To age 65 > Women: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
  • Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted using 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates."
  • Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
  • Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average male BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million: Total adults smoking. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people: Total number of live births. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intestinal diseases death rate: Death rate from intestinal infectious diseases
    Units: Deaths/100,000 Population
    Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for WHO code B01 for all age groups by sex. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data for the country in that particular year. The death rates were standardized utilizing the age structure for the population of Canada. See page 22 of the2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
  • Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.
  • Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
  • Dependency ratio per 100: Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
  • Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people): Dentistry personnel density (per 10 000 population).
  • Smoking rate > Women: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking."
  • Diseases > Tuberculosis cases: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases.
  • Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel: Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage.
  • Contraception: % contraceptive prevalence 1995 - 2000. Data refer to married women aged 15-49, but the actual age range covered may vary across countries.
  • Diseases > Leprosy cases: Number of reported Leprosy cases.
  • Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5: Prevalence of underweight children.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid: Percentage of usual wages the country mandates employers to pay women on maternity leave. For instance, Italy requires employers to pay a woman 80% of her normal wages while off work after giving birth.
  • Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth, per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on fertility, birth attendants, and HIV prevalence."
  • Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females
  • Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
  • Diseases > Influenza > 2009 flu pandemic, Confirmed cases: Confirmed cases of 2009 flu pandemic.
  • Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males
  • Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death. "
  • Births and maternity > Future births per million people: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms: Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms)."
  • Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider: The method/s in which women receive an income during their maternity leave. Some countries put the responsibility solely on the employer, while others either include maternity leaves into their social welfare programs or use a combination of the two. Some countries do not have laws regarding maternity leave such as the United States and Papua New Guinea.
  • Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate, 2003
  • Infant mortality > Male babies: Infant mortality rate for males under 1 year.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Medicine availability: A list of essential generic medicines has been drawn up by the WHO. Public Medicine dispensing points are then visited and the availability of these medicines checked. The stat indicates the median percentage of medicines from the list that were available in each dispensary on the day of the survey.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females
  • Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
  • Respiratory disease child death rate: Child death rate from respiratory diseases
    Units: Deaths/100,000 Population Aged 0-14
    Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for WHO codes B31 and B320, and B321, by sex and by age. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data broken down by age group to produce rates. See page 22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
  • Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people: Number of reported Leprosy cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Probability of dying before 5 > Females: Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
  • Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
  • Private health spending > % of GDP: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations."
  • Public health spending > % of government spending: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
  • Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: stunting moderate & severe
  • Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: wasting moderate & severe
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males
  • ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.
  • Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months: Health - Nutrition - % of children (1995-2002) who are:   exclusively breastfed (<6 months)
  • Births and maternity > Percent of births registered: Civil registration coverage of births (%).
  • Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
  • Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
  • Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
  • Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
  • Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months). Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.
  • Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.
  • Expenditure > Private > % of GDP: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
  • Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health: Out-of-pocket health expenditure (% of total expenditure on health). Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
  • Health expenditure, private > % of GDP: Health expenditure, private (% of GDP). Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
  • Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine."
  • Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.
  • Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure."
  • Health spending > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation."
  • Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure: Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
  • Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5: Prevalence of child malnutrition (weight for age) is the percentage of children under five whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median reference standard for their age as established by the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Figures are based on children under age three, four, and five years of age, depending on the country.
  • Health expenditure, total > % of GDP: Health expenditure, total (% of GDP). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
  • Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.
  • Expenditure > Total > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
  • Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns."
  • Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure: Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
  • Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI: Compares the ratio of male to female BMI by countries, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.
  • Expenditure > Public > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
  • Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.
  • Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
  • Pregnant women receiving prenatal care: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
  • Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed."
  • Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
  • Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international organisations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organisations. These resources are part of total health expenditure."
  • Cause of death, by injury > % of total: Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.
  • Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
  • % immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - DPT3
  • Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births: Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred."
  • Public health spending > % of total health spending: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation."
  • Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health: Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
  • % of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total: Health - % of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 2002 - Total
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5: Prevalence of underweight children.
  • Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79). Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
  • Life expectancy > 95% range: 95% range.
  • Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5: Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5). Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
  • Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total: Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
  • Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
  • Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.
  • Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months: Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months). Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.
  • Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.
  • Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms). Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms).
  • Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure: Health expenditure, public (% of government expenditure). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
  • Health expenditure, public > % of GDP: Health expenditure, public (% of GDP). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
  • Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.
  • Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months: Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.
  • Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
  • Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases."
  • Public health spending > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
  • Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health: Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
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STAT Kuwait Nigeria HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 19.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 		40.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Nigeria 		29.8
Ranked 6th.
Births and maternity > Future births 87.89
Ranked 105th. 		14,290.93
Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 2.01%
Ranked 24th. 		2.18%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Kuwait
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 69
Ranked 180th. 		158
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Kuwait
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Nigeria 		1.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.
Life expectancy > Men 74 years
Ranked 39th. 42% more than Nigeria 		52 years
Ranked 74th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 77.09 years
Ranked 64th. 62% more than Nigeria 		47.56 years
Ranked 214th.
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 75.26
Ranked 106th. 45% more than Nigeria 		52.02
Ranked 187th.
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 73.31
Ranked 59th. 43% more than Nigeria 		51.42
Ranked 184th.
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.26
Ranked 83th. 44% more than Nigeria 		51.71
Ranked 186th.
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 80.7%
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Nigeria 		42.1%
Ranked 126th.
Quality of health care system > Cost 85.71
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Nigeria 		50
Ranked 17th.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 66.2
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Nigeria 		50.42
Ranked 18th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 155th. 		91.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Kuwait
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 <25
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.39 births per woman
Ranked 94th. 		5.5 births per woman
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Kuwait
Infant mortality rate 10.26
Ranked 121st. 		70.49
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 9.5
Ranked 130th. 		77.8
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 60th. 43% more than Nigeria 		53 years
Ranked 79th.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 42.86
Ranked 21st. 		55
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Kuwait
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.12%
Ranked 106th. 		3.6%
Ranked 17th. 30 times more than Kuwait
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 57.14
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Nigeria 		40
Ranked 15th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.8
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.5
Ranked 57th.
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.92
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Nigeria 		22.88
Ranked 122nd.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 23.18 births
Ranked 127th. 		136.66 births
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 86.2%
Ranked 32nd. 93% more than Nigeria 		44.6%
Ranked 136th.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 83.33
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		25
Ranked 22nd.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 632.8$
Ranked 41st. 28 times more than Nigeria 		23$
Ranked 154th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population 0.1 million
Ranked 84th. 		12.1 million
Ranked 10th. 121 times more than Kuwait
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 0.0
Ranked 98th. 		7.3%
Ranked 78th.
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $1,500.49
Ranked 37th. 19 times more than Nigeria 		$79.56
Ranked 144th.
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 12.55
Ranked 36th. 		113
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 50
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Nigeria 		30
Ranked 22nd.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 26
Ranked 125th. 		108
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people 0.063 million
Ranked 83th. 		0.0717 million
Ranked 68th. 14% more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 21
Ranked 15th. 		40.6
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 14 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 140th. 		630 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 9th. 45 times more than Kuwait
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.8
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.4
Ranked 4th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 3,271.57
Ranked 146th. 		63,220.77
Ranked 43th. 19 times more than Kuwait
Death rates > Children under 5 9.9
Ranked 135th. 		137.9
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Kuwait
Death rates > Women 51.98
Ranked 138th. 		382.32
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 60.71
Ranked 9th. 		65
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Kuwait
Death rates > Men 85.2
Ranked 139th. 		406.37
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 62.5
Ranked 10th. 		68.75
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Kuwait
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 130
Ranked 119th. 		190
Ranked 88th. 46% more than Kuwait
Tobacco > Total adult smokers 15.6%
Ranked 101st. 81% more than Nigeria 		8.6%
Ranked 113th.
Births and maternity > Number of births 57,533
Ranked 29th. 		5.97 million
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Kuwait
Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 1.7%
Ranked 16th. 		26.7%
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Kuwait
Probability of not reaching 40 3%
Ranked 109th. 		33.7%
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Kuwait
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 77.54 years
Ranked 38th. 77% more than Nigeria 		43.83 years
Ranked 169th.
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 50.2
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		14.6
Ranked 13th.
Life expectancy > Male 76.09
Ranked 33th. 60% more than Nigeria 		47.41
Ranked 172nd.
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.55
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		1.6
Ranked 88th.
Quality of health care system > Convenient location 67.86
Ranked 14th. 		70
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Kuwait
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 6.92 billion
Ranked 142nd. 		10.67 trillion
Ranked 18th. 1542 times more than Kuwait
Death rates > Infants 8.2
Ranked 135th. 		85.8
Ranked 16th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Life expectancy at birth > Female 78.3 years
Ranked 86th. 62% more than Nigeria 		48.41 years
Ranked 212th.
Life expectancy > Female 79.94
Ranked 41st. 65% more than Nigeria 		48.43
Ranked 178th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 14
Ranked 154th. 		52
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 100%
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Nigeria 		57.7%
Ranked 30th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 552
Ranked 58th. 13 times more than Nigeria 		43
Ranked 171st.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Nigeria 		71%
Ranked 168th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male 75.95 years
Ranked 43th. 62% more than Nigeria 		46.76 years
Ranked 214th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 79.73 years
Ranked 38th. 81% more than Nigeria 		44 years
Ranked 169th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (79.20-79.90) (58.20-62.90)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 67
Ranked 37th. 61% more than Nigeria 		41.5
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 275
Ranked 130th. 		417
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Kuwait
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 30%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Nigeria 		6%
Ranked 13th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.7
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		1.61
Ranked 3rd.
Health spending per capita 900.61
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Nigeria 		74.25
Ranked 125th.
Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 95%
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Nigeria 		57.7%
Ranked 18th.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.07
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Nigeria 		21.77
Ranked 125th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 75.44 years
Ranked 32nd. 73% more than Nigeria 		43.66 years
Ranked 166th.
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 27
Ranked 100th. 		196
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 32
Ranked 166th. 		109
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 84.87
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		39.2
Ranked 167th.
Drug access 95%
Ranked 5th. 		0.0
Ranked 161st.
Infant mortality > Female babies 7.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 149th. 		110.1 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Kuwait
Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 454
Ranked 155th. 		909
Ranked 26th. Twice as much as Kuwait
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 89.6
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		41.91
Ranked 170th.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $911.25
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Nigeria 		$131.05
Ranked 124th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 77
Ranked 28th. 71% more than Nigeria 		45
Ranked 170th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 28.77
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Nigeria 		23.98
Ranked 112th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 6.79%
Ranked 42nd. 110 times more than Nigeria 		0.0616%
Ranked 112th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 19.23
Ranked 15th. 		40.53
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Kuwait
Intestinal diseases death rate 0.26%
Ranked 133th. 		33.72%
Ranked 26th. 130 times more than Kuwait
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 23.56 per 100,000 people
Ranked 141st. 		282.55 per 100,000 people
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Kuwait
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.803
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		0.286
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 49
Ranked 176th. 		389
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Dependency ratio per 100 38
Ranked 165th. 		90
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 3 <1
Smoking rate > Women 4
Ranked 84th. 20 times more than Nigeria 		0.2
Ranked 136th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 274
Ranked 121st. 		44,016
Ranked 10th. 161 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		38.9%
Ranked 49th.
Contraception 50%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		15%
Ranked 78th.
Diseases > Leprosy cases 20
Ranked 60th. 		4,665
Ranked 4th. 233 times more than Kuwait
Infant mortality rate > Female 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 148th. 		85.31 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 10%
Ranked 3rd. 		29%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Nigeria 		50%
Ranked 164th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 9
Ranked 139th. 		840
Ranked 9th. 93 times more than Kuwait
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 66.6
Ranked 50th. 59% more than Nigeria 		41.8
Ranked 163th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 49
Ranked 176th. 		389
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Diseases > Influenza > 2009 flu pandemic, Confirmed cases 8,669
Ranked 2nd. 788 times more than Nigeria 		11
Ranked 54th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 107.24
Ranked 111th. 		299.05
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 67.4
Ranked 28th. 63% more than Nigeria 		41.3
Ranked 163th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 4,500
Ranked 36th. 196 times more than Nigeria 		23
Ranked 155th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 19.18
Ranked 101st. 		39.5
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		18.72%
Ranked 179th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Employer
Total fertility rate 2.6
Ranked 94th. 		5.4
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Infant mortality > Male babies 9.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 145th. 		120.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Medicine availability 12%
Ranked 14th. 		26.2%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 79
Ranked 37th. 72% more than Nigeria 		46
Ranked 171st.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 49
Ranked 176th. 		389
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Respiratory disease child death rate 3.53 198.83 (est)
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 7.83
Ranked 55th. 		31.69
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th. 		151 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Kuwait
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 415
Ranked 49th. 38 times more than Nigeria 		11
Ranked 179th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 0.5%
Ranked 174th. 		4.95%
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Kuwait
Public health spending > % of government spending 5.41%
Ranked 161st. 		6.48%
Ranked 155th. 20% more than Kuwait
Infant mortality rate > Male 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 160th. 		97.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Kuwait
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 24
Ranked 63th. 		43
Ranked 16th. 79% more than Kuwait
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 11
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Nigeria 		9
Ranked 40th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 76
Ranked 16th. 69% more than Nigeria 		45
Ranked 165th.
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider 89.5%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		33%
Ranked 14th.
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 12
Ranked 96th. 		17
Ranked 85th. 42% more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 33
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 97th. 		6%
Ranked 89th. 20% more than Kuwait
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		36%
Ranked 155th.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 45th. 71% more than Nigeria 		58%
Ranked 151st.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 60th. 32% more than Nigeria 		75%
Ranked 165th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		41%
Ranked 191st.
Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		42%
Ranked 192nd.
Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 0.63%
Ranked 177th. 		3.2%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Kuwait
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 16.15%
Ranked 145th. 		60.42%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 0.474%
Ranked 183th. 		3.37%
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Kuwait
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		42%
Ranked 179th.
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 97%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		41%
Ranked 180th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 91.57%
Ranked 60th. 		95.85%
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Kuwait
Health spending > % of GDP 2.21%
Ranked 178th. 		6.63%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 94.3%
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Nigeria 		90.4%
Ranked 90th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 1.7%
Ranked 20th. 		28.7%
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 2.66%
Ranked 181st. 		5.32%
Ranked 127th. Twice as much as Kuwait
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1.9%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.5%
Ranked 40th.
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 2.8%
Ranked 178th. 		4.6%
Ranked 137th. 64% more than Kuwait
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		38.9%
Ranked 30th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 82.17%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		36.69%
Ranked 160th.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.06
Ranked 75th. 		1.1
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Kuwait
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 10.88%
Ranked 122nd. 		68.07%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.17%
Ranked 137th. 55% more than Nigeria 		1.4%
Ranked 165th.
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		35.2%
Ranked 43th.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 63.16%
Ranked 149th. 		73.38%
Ranked 110th. 16% more than Kuwait
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 95%
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Nigeria 		58%
Ranked 23th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 78.83%
Ranked 74th. 		81.6%
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Kuwait
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		32%
Ranked 137th.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		2.18%
Ranked 79th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 13.22%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		4.56%
Ranked 164th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 31.29%
Ranked 64th. 		66.7%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Kuwait
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 98
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Nigeria 		26
Ranked 186th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7%
Ranked 24th. 		14.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Public health spending > % of total health spending 77.49%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		25.34%
Ranked 172nd.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 5.7%
Ranked 57th. 		6.7%
Ranked 55th. 18% more than Kuwait
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 7th. The same as Nigeria 		100
Ranked 69th.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 24%
Ranked 44th. 85% more than Nigeria 		13%
Ranked 71st.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 5%
Ranked 86th. 		9%
Ranked 74th. 80% more than Kuwait
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 9%
Ranked 3rd. 		28%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 23.86%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		4.83%
Ranked 162nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (79.20-79.90) (58.20-62.90)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 32.4%
Ranked 6th. 		76.1%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Kuwait
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 75.91%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		27.37%
Ranked 178th.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 100%
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Nigeria 		57.7%
Ranked 31st.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 50%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		12.6%
Ranked 14th.
Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 11.9%
Ranked 7th. 		13.1%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Kuwait
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		35%
Ranked 186th.
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 29th. 71% more than Nigeria 		51%
Ranked 173th.
Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 5.91%
Ranked 171st. 		7.51%
Ranked 147th. 27% more than Kuwait
Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.19%
Ranked 150th. 12% more than Nigeria 		1.95%
Ranked 157th.
Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		25%
Ranked 187th.
Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 11.9%
Ranked 7th. 		13.1%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Kuwait
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		28%
Ranked 133th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 34.16
Ranked 113th. 		300
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Public health spending > % of GDP 1.71%
Ranked 151st. 2% more than Nigeria 		1.68%
Ranked 154th.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 24.8%
Ranked 145th. 		74.4%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kuwait

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