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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 18.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 31% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.3
Ranked 11th. 5% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 36.26
Ranked 135th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 141 times more than Lebanon

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.82%
Ranked 179th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Lebanon

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 90
Ranked 168th.
133
Ranked 86th. 48% more than Lebanon
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy > Men 71 years
Ranked 61st.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Lebanon
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 75.01 years
Ranked 88th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 81.77
Ranked 38th. 1% more than United States
81.1
Ranked 43th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 77.46
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than United States
76.3
Ranked 42nd.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 79.56
Ranked 34th. 1% more than United States
78.64
Ranked 40th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 41% more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 75.7%
Ranked 36th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Lebanon
Quality of health care system > Cost 40
Ranked 44th.
45.81
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Lebanon
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 61.3
Ranked 30th.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Lebanon
Infant mortality rate > Total 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 110th. 3 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 2.25 births per woman
Ranked 106th. 10% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.715 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Lebanon

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 8
Ranked 139th. 33% more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 75 years
Ranked 72nd.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Lebanon
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 72.5
Ranked 19th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Lebanon
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.1%
Ranked 124th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Lebanon

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 55
Ranked 21st.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Lebanon
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.4
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.57
Ranked 75th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Lebanon
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 3,600
Ranked 121st.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 333 times more than Lebanon

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 25.72 births
Ranked 122nd.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 94% more than Lebanon

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 81.8%
Ranked 56th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Lebanon
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 80
Ranked 29th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Lebanon
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 670.2$
Ranked 39th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Lebanon

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $622.03
Ranked 64th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Lebanon

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 18
Ranked 102nd.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 90% more than Lebanon

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 66.67
Ranked 27th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 16
Ranked 153th. 4 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 22.5
Ranked 12th. 67% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 25 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 126th. 19% more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 100 per 100,000
Ranked 63th. 13 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.25
Ranked 25th. 22% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 9.56 million
Ranked 5th. 259 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 12.4
Ranked 125th. 59% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 100.13
Ranked 96th. 23% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 65
Ranked 21st.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Lebanon
Death rates > Men 152.02
Ranked 102nd. 8% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 62.5
Ranked 26th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Lebanon
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 160
Ranked 108th. 60% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 95,218
Ranked 22nd.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Lebanon

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 4.2%
Ranked 16th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 72.54 years
Ranked 75th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Lebanon

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 58
Ranked 7th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy > Male 69.94
Ranked 81st.
76
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Lebanon

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.23
Ranked 76th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Lebanon

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 70
Ranked 35th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Lebanon
Access to sanitation 83%
Ranked 65th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Lebanon
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 42.3 trillion
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United States
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.848
Ranked 102nd.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Lebanon

Death rates > Infants 11.1
Ranked 123th. 63% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.62 years
Ranked 110th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy > Female 74.26
Ranked 98th.
81
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Lebanon

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 30
Ranked 116th.
52
Ranked 83th. 73% more than Lebanon
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 697
Ranked 47th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Lebanon
Spending > Per person 469
Ranked 33th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Lebanon
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 139th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Lebanon

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 79%
Ranked 152nd.
90%
Ranked 119th. 14% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy at birth > Male 73.48 years
Ranked 76th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Lebanon

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 74.79 years
Ranked 80th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Lebanon

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 60.4
Ranked 92nd.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Lebanon
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (77.50-80.40) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 435
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 19%
Ranked 4th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Lebanon
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.32
Ranked 17th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Lebanon

Births and maternity > All births of boys 48,270
Ranked 15th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Lebanon

Health spending per capita 524.53
Ranked 60th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Lebanon

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 95.6%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.54
Ranked 102nd.
27
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Lebanon
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 70.4 years
Ranked 70th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Lebanon

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 11
Ranked 128th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 91
Ranked 66th. 82% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 73.99
Ranked 70th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Lebanon

Drug access 80%
Ranked 84th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Lebanon
Infant mortality > Female babies 20.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 715
Ranked 80th. 59% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 82.49
Ranked 83th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Lebanon

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $920.52
Ranked 51st.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Lebanon

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 70
Ranked 93th.
77
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.6
Ranked 37th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 21.93
Ranked 12th. 63% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 12.84%
Ranked 73th. 75% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 10.96 per 100,000 people
Ranked 165th. 2 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.718
Ranked 90th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Lebanon
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 133
Ranked 92nd. 66% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 54
Ranked 112th. 6% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 9 16
Smoking rate > Women 7
Ranked 71st.
19
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 143
Ranked 134th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 34 times more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 98%
Ranked 26th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Lebanon

Contraception 61%
Ranked 25th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 145th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 15.71 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 3%
Ranked 7th. 50% more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 29.1
Ranked 87th. 11% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 2900 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 373
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 7
Ranked 74th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 26
Ranked 115th. 8% more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 61.6
Ranked 101st.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Lebanon
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 133
Ranked 92nd. 66% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 34.54
Ranked 142nd. 2 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 14%
Ranked 1st.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 59.2
Ranked 87th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Lebanon
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 2,000
Ranked 50th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 12.19
Ranked 147th.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 13% more than Lebanon

Spending > Public 2.2% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 91%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 2.2
Ranked 117th. 5% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 29.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 93th. 4 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 Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 72
Ranked 100th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Lebanon
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 133
Ranked 92nd. 66% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 23%
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
23%
Ranked 2nd.
Respiratory disease child death rate 68.43 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 <1000 300000
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 142nd.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 4
Ranked 86th.
20
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Lebanon
Diseases > Pertussis cases 45
Ranked 67th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 194 times more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 52.42
Ranked 37th. 22 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 210
Ranked 81st.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Lebanon
Spending > Private 9.7%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than United States
7.1%
Ranked 3rd.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 3.18%
Ranked 97th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Lebanon

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 93%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Lebanon

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Lebanon

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 90.41%
Ranked 21st. 49% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 95.6%
Ranked 4th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Lebanon
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 88
Ranked 62nd. The same as United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 89.51%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than United States
85.5%
Ranked 43th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 43th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Lebanon

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 4.92%
Ranked 64th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 6.85%
Ranked 142nd. 13% more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 31.56%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 16.7%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 15.99 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 92
Ranked 89th.
94
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.966
Ranked 59th. 15 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 6%
Ranked 58th.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Lebanon

Public health spending > % of total health spending 44.7%
Ranked 143th.
45.54%
Ranked 139th. 2% more than Lebanon

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 72.23%
Ranked 46th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Lebanon
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 17.5%
Ranked 33th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 12
Ranked 99th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 32
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 3%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 7.73
Ranked 34th. 212 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 10.53
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 217
Ranked 49th.
715
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 10.91
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (77.50-80.40) (80.50-80.60)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 144th. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 26th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 34th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 28.3%
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 83.71%
Ranked 57th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Lebanon
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 29.9%
Ranked 104th. 51% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.14%
Ranked 107th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Lebanon

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 63%
Ranked 11th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Lebanon

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 58th. 3% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 86%
Ranked 74th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Lebanon

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 5.79%
Ranked 173th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Lebanon

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.6%
Ranked 171st.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Lebanon

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 37th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 21st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 25th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 14th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 95th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Lebanon

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 74%
Ranked 156th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 28% more than Lebanon

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 53%
Ranked 175th.
92%
Ranked 92nd. 74% more than Lebanon

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 126th.
0.7%
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 77.61%
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.83%
Ranked 36th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than Lebanon

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 69.9%
Ranked 23th. 27% more than United States
55.1%
Ranked 51st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 99
Ranked 36th.
100
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Lebanon
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 9th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 87
Ranked 50th.
100
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Lebanon
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 27th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 12th.
Births with health staff 88%
Ranked 53th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Lebanon
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 3%
Ranked 128th. 20% more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 26th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 15th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 82.2%
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 3
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 11%
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 24th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.18
Ranked 12th. 11% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 42.3%
Ranked 7th. 76% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 4.88%
Ranked 14th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Lebanon

Public health spending > % of government spending 11.69%
Ranked 78th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 66% more than Lebanon

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 50
Ranked 104th.
56
Ranked 101st. 12% more than Lebanon
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 21st. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 3
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 85th.
75
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Lebanon
Births and maternity > All births of girls 46,572
Ranked 15th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Lebanon

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 10.87
Ranked 51st.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Lebanon
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 17.04%
Ranked 11th. 82% more than United States
9.35%
Ranked 60th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 82%
Ranked 156th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 16% more than Lebanon

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 80%
Ranked 153th.
92%
Ranked 107th. 15% more than Lebanon

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 8.42%
Ranked 2nd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Lebanon

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 56.47%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 4.68%
Ranked 16th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Lebanon

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 16.5%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 87%
Ranked 69th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Lebanon

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 33.33%
Ranked 64th. 59% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 114th.
0.3%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 13.7
Ranked 147th. 3 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 129th.
0.6%
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Lebanon

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