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Health Stats: compare key data on Lesotho & Malaysia

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STAT Lesotho Malaysia HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 27.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 31% more than Malaysia
21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.9
Ranked 19th.
30.4
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Future births 37.2
Ranked 134th.
414.48
Ranked 56th. 11 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 126th. About the same as Malaysia
1.84%
Ranked 134th.

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 101
Ranked 155th.
137
Ranked 75th. 36% more than Lesotho
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
1.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 17% more than Lesotho

Human height > Average female height 1.576 m (5 ft 2 in) 1.574 m (5 ft 2 in)
Human height > Average male height N/A 1.702 m (5 ft 7 in)
Life expectancy > Men 50 years
Ranked 81st.
73 years
Ranked 48th. 46% more than Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 51.63 years
Ranked 206th.
73.79 years
Ranked 108th. 43% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 48.46
Ranked 193th.
77.07
Ranked 87th. 59% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 47.99
Ranked 192nd.
72.38
Ranked 69th. 51% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 48.22
Ranked 194th.
74.67
Ranked 75th. 55% more than Lesotho

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
0.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 14 times more than Lesotho

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 42.5%
Ranked 125th.
70.8%
Ranked 53th. 67% more than Lesotho
Infant mortality rate > Total 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Malaysia
15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th.

Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.4 births per woman
Ranked 61st. 24% more than Malaysia
2.74 births per woman
Ranked 81st.

Infant mortality rate 85.22
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Malaysia
18.35
Ranked 99th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 177.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 84 times more than Malaysia
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 74.2
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Malaysia
7.3
Ranked 143th.

Life expectancy > Women 48 years
Ranked 88th.
77 years
Ranked 57th. 60% more than Lesotho
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 23.6%
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Malaysia
0.5%
Ranked 68th.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.3
Ranked 86th.
1.76
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Lesotho

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.56
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Malaysia
22.58
Ranked 127th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 290,000
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
100,000
Ranked 41st.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 35.79 births
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Malaysia
17.58 births
Ranked 141st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 46.9%
Ranked 131st.
82%
Ranked 54th. 75% more than Lesotho
Deaths > Deaths of infants 3,998
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Malaysia
3,251
Ranked 10th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 49.4$
Ranked 125th.
180.1$
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Lesotho

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 15.7%
Ranked 48th.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $141.10
Ranked 124th.
$346.01
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 92
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Malaysia
15
Ranked 59th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 630
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Malaysia
80
Ranked 81st.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 26.4
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Malaysia
17.8
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 620 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Malaysia
29 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 120th.

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.05
Ranked 55th.
0.71
Ranked 51st. 14 times more than Lesotho

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 5,064.04
Ranked 90th.
15,805.07
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Death rates > Children under 5 83.5
Ranked 39th. 14 times more than Malaysia
6.1
Ranked 149th.

Death rates > Women 629.93
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Malaysia
86.03
Ranked 107th.

Death rates > Men 674.09
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
150.11
Ranked 105th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 7,700
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Malaysia
5,900
Ranked 8th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 14,000
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Malaysia
5,800
Ranked 36th.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 110
Ranked 137th.
130
Ranked 128th. 18% more than Lesotho

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 19.8%
Ranked 90th.
26.4%
Ranked 67th. 33% more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > Number of births 56,164
Ranked 13th.
496,313
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Lesotho

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 13.2%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Malaysia
12.9%
Ranked 24th.

Probability of not reaching 40 35.4%
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Malaysia
5%
Ranked 100th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 35.16 years
Ranked 181st.
73.7 years
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Lesotho

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 16.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 196 times more than Malaysia
0.082 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 47
Ranked 6th.
54.5
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > Male 44.45
Ranked 181st.
72.09
Ranked 61st. 62% more than Lesotho

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.623
Ranked 19th.
3.28
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Lesotho

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 10.39 billion
Ranked 89th.
462.14 billion
Ranked 50th. 44 times more than Lesotho

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 145.74
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Malaysia
3.6
Ranked 64th.

Death rates > Infants 61
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Malaysia
5.7
Ranked 144th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 51.76 years
Ranked 207th.
76.73 years
Ranked 108th. 48% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > Female 45.56
Ranked 180th.
76.79
Ranked 73th. 69% more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 163th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 91.8%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Malaysia
90.7%
Ranked 20th.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 119
Ranked 134th.
349
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 4,227.03
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Malaysia
205.15
Ranked 42nd.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than Malaysia
0.4%
Ranked 81st.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 85%
Ranked 138th.
95%
Ranked 87th. 12% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth > Male 51.51 years
Ranked 201st.
71.05 years
Ranked 106th. 38% more than Lesotho

Malaria cases > Per 100,000 0.0
Ranked 94th.
57
Ranked 63th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 35.86 years
Ranked 181st.
76.06 years
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 31.4
Ranked 184th.
63.2
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Lesotho
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (47.20-54.80) (76.20-76.80)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 278
Ranked 127th. 1% more than Malaysia
275
Ranked 131st.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.62
Ranked 15th.
1.81
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > All births of boys 17,617
Ranked 47th.
245,783
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Lesotho

Health spending per capita 51.11
Ranked 141st.
307.24
Ranked 82nd. 6 times more than Lesotho

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.8%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Malaysia
78.8%
Ranked 30th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.16
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Malaysia
22.09
Ranked 113th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 34.49 years
Ranked 182nd.
71.46 years
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 277
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malaysia
67
Ranked 66th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 72
Ranked 88th. 36% more than Malaysia
53
Ranked 118th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 7.04
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Malaysia
0.209
Ranked 46th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 24.09
Ranked 178th.
75.6
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Drug access 80%
Ranked 72nd. 60% more than Malaysia
50%
Ranked 129th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 68 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Malaysia
8.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 143th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 581
Ranked 126th.
623
Ranked 117th. 7% more than Lesotho
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 3,794.88
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Malaysia
114.97
Ranked 21st.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 29.56
Ranked 177th.
85.01
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $92.24
Ranked 137th.
$604.36
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.96
Ranked 129th.
23.06
Ranked 128th. About the same as Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 38
Ranked 183th.
72
Ranked 68th. 89% more than Lesotho
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 10.28%
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Malaysia
1.02%
Ranked 86th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 28.48
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Malaysia
17.86
Ranked 15th.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 695.83 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Malaysia
101.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 16.1%
Ranked 10th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Lesotho
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.297
Ranked 161st.
0.799
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,975
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Malaysia
1,846
Ranked 8th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 1,874.66
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Malaysia
65.29
Ranked 17th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 670
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Dependency ratio per 100 80
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Malaysia
60
Ranked 89th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 1
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 788
Ranked 105th.
9,578
Ranked 34th. 12 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 61.5%
Ranked 27th.
98.6%
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Lesotho

Diseases > Leprosy cases 4
Ranked 77th.
190
Ranked 42nd. 48 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 113th.
14
Ranked 36th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 50.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Malaysia
12.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 19%
Ranked 17th. The same as Malaysia
19%
Ranked 5th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 250000 67000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 2,023
Ranked 20th. 44% more than Malaysia
1,405
Ranked 8th.

Diseases > Measles cases 2
Ranked 100th.
394
Ranked 33th. 197 times more than Lesotho
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 530
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Malaysia
31
Ranked 107th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 33.2
Ranked 185th.
64.8
Ranked 65th. 95% more than Lesotho
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 670
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 402.91
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Malaysia
357.2
Ranked 55th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 16.1%
Ranked 10th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Lesotho
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 29.6
Ranked 185th.
61.6
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 62
Ranked 130th.
1,200
Ranked 68th. 19 times more than Lesotho
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 31
Ranked 4th. 89 times more than Malaysia
0.35
Ranked 67th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 14.22
Ranked 4th. 460 times more than Malaysia
0.0309
Ranked 67th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 27.65
Ranked 54th. 63% more than Malaysia
17
Ranked 117th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 92.29%
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Malaysia
61.95%
Ranked 127th.

Total fertility rate 3.8
Ranked 60th. 31% more than Malaysia
2.9
Ranked 81st.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Employer
Infant mortality > Male babies 80.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Malaysia
11.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Illegal Legal
Children living with AIDS 27,000
Ranked 21st. 35 times more than Malaysia
770
Ranked 59th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 40
Ranked 182nd.
75
Ranked 69th. 88% more than Lesotho
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 670
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 150000 17000
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 145th.
36
Ranked 34th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 129th.
15
Ranked 85th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 111th.
0.522
Ranked 41st.
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 2.05
Ranked 68th.
7.09
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 150 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Malaysia
12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 101
Ranked 115th.
188
Ranked 88th. 86% more than Lesotho
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 50th. 70% more than Malaysia
1.95%
Ranked 122nd.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 118th.
90%
Ranked 100th. 6% more than Lesotho

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 53.5%
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 30%
Ranked 35th.
55%
Ranked 8th. 83% more than Lesotho

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 23.24%
Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than Malaysia
0.47%
Ranked 78th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 91.8%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Malaysia
90.7%
Ranked 25th.

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 53.8%
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58.6%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Malaysia
14.6%
Ranked 148th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 25%
Ranked 136th.
95%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 29.19%
Ranked 167th.
67.02%
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 48.6%
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Malaysia
32.41%
Ranked 54th.
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 57.69%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Malaysia
26.58%
Ranked 114th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 14.9%
Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Malaysia
0.3%
Ranked 73th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 640
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Malaysia
100
Ranked 78th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 23.2%
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Malaysia
0.5%
Ranked 75th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 3.63%
Ranked 76th. 87% more than Malaysia
1.94%
Ranked 142nd.

Life expectancy > 95% range (47.20-54.80) (76.20-76.80)
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 16.44
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia
8.14
Ranked 24th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 7%
Ranked 185th.
92.8%
Ranked 87th. 13 times more than Lesotho
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 18%
Ranked 30th. 70% more than Malaysia
10.6%
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 12.76%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Malaysia
3.58%
Ranked 173th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 38.5%
Ranked 1st.
43%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Lesotho

% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 83
Ranked 111th.
99
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Lesotho
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1%
Ranked 1st.
1.6%
Ranked 36th. 60% more than Lesotho

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.5%
Ranked 78th. 71% more than Malaysia
3.8%
Ranked 158th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 58.33%
Ranked 98th. 31% more than Malaysia
44.38%
Ranked 144th.

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 143th.
1.34
Ranked 51st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 79
Ranked 134th.
96
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Lesotho
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 13%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 129th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 79%
Ranked 119th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 25% more than Lesotho

Infant mortality rate > Male 59.28 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Malaysia
17.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 18.2%
Ranked 182nd.
74.1%
Ranked 135th. 4 times more than Lesotho

Public health spending > % of government spending 7.88%
Ranked 141st. 14% more than Malaysia
6.93%
Ranked 152nd.

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.59%
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Malaysia
2.43%
Ranked 80th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe 4
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Malaysia
1
Ranked 100th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 20.8%
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 167th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.2%
Ranked 82nd. 63% more than Malaysia
3.8%
Ranked 160th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 25.4%
Ranked 86th.
38.3%
Ranked 5th. 51% more than Lesotho

Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 5.8%
Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 100th.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 10.7%
Ranked 3rd. 107 times more than Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 101st.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 32%
Ranked 126th.
93%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 7.45%
Ranked 92nd.
8.67%
Ranked 65th. 16% more than Lesotho
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 61.5%
Ranked 6th.
98.6%
Ranked 18th. 60% more than Lesotho

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 63.37%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Malaysia
24.31%
Ranked 73th.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 11.48%
Ranked 44th. 574 times more than Malaysia
0.02%
Ranked 128th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 61%
Ranked 126th.
95%
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 29%
Ranked 142nd.
96%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 67.27%
Ranked 101st.
71.91%
Ranked 95th. 7% more than Lesotho

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 8.7%
Ranked 63th. 87 times more than Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 138th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90.4%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Malaysia
73.6%
Ranked 17th.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 69.17%
Ranked 133th. 23% more than Malaysia
56.3%
Ranked 160th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 37%
Ranked 133th.
94%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 0.878
Ranked 174th.
1.04
Ranked 102nd. 19% more than Lesotho
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 55.4%
Ranked 26th.
97.4%
Ranked 20th. 76% more than Lesotho

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.47%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.23%
Ranked 134th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 83%
Ranked 82nd.
93%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Lesotho

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 17.89%
Ranked 137th.
41.72%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 60%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia
25.37%
Ranked 89th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 26 >90
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 15.1%
Ranked 169th.
46.2%
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Lesotho
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 74
Ranked 71st.
94
Ranked 39th. 27% more than Lesotho
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 40
Ranked 105th.
98
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Births with health staff 60%
Ranked 71st.
96%
Ranked 37th. 60% more than Lesotho
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months 58
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 92nd.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 12%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 106th.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 17%
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 105th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 1,920.22
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Malaysia
49.69
Ranked 15th.

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 15
Ranked 118th.
100
Ranked 71st. 7 times more than Lesotho
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 15
Ranked 92nd.
29
Ranked 64th. 93% more than Lesotho
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 18
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 82nd.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 70
Ranked 148th.
92
Ranked 76th. 31% more than Lesotho
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 84.78%
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Malaysia
73.16%
Ranked 56th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 78
Ranked 138th.
97
Ranked 51st. 24% more than Lesotho
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 12.6%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Malaysia
9%
Ranked 9th.

Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 46.1%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
15.6%
Ranked 16th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 127th.
0.559
Ranked 96th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 74.07%
Ranked 49th. 62% more than Malaysia
45.68%
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 17,318
Ranked 47th.
230,033
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 1.02
Ranked 85th.
14.69
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 16.72
Ranked 22nd. 92% more than Malaysia
8.69
Ranked 22nd.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 35
Ranked 185th.
70
Ranked 56th. Twice as much as Lesotho

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