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STAT Lesotho United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 27.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. Twice as much as United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.9
Ranked 19th.
28
Ranked 18th. About the same as Lesotho

Births and maternity > Future births 37.2
Ranked 134th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 138 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 126th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Lesotho

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 101
Ranked 155th.
133
Ranked 86th. 32% more than Lesotho
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Infant mortality rate > Total 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Life expectancy > Men 50 years
Ranked 81st.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 52% more than Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 51.63 years
Ranked 206th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 52% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 48.46
Ranked 193th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 67% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 47.99
Ranked 192nd.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 59% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 48.22
Ranked 194th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 63% more than Lesotho

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 46 times more than Lesotho

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 42.5%
Ranked 125th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 82% more than Lesotho
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.4 births per woman
Ranked 61st. 66% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 177.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 74.2
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 48 years
Ranked 88th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 69% more than Lesotho
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 23.6%
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.3
Ranked 86th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.56
Ranked 76th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Lesotho
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 290,000
Ranked 20th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Lesotho

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 35.79 births
Ranked 96th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 39% more than Lesotho

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 46.9%
Ranked 131st.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 83% more than Lesotho
Deaths > Deaths of infants 3,998
Ranked 24th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Lesotho

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 49.4$
Ranked 125th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Lesotho

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $141.10
Ranked 124th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 61 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 92
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 630
Ranked 5th. 175 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 26.4
Ranked 8th. 96% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 620 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 10th. 30 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.05
Ranked 55th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 53 times more than Lesotho

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 5,064.04
Ranked 90th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Lesotho

Death rates > Children under 5 83.5
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 629.93
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Death rates > Men 674.09
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 14,000
Ranked 20th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Lesotho

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 110
Ranked 137th. 10% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 56,164
Ranked 13th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Lesotho

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 13.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 35.16 years
Ranked 181st.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Lesotho

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 16.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 336 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 47
Ranked 6th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > Male 44.45
Ranked 181st.
76
Ranked 34th. 71% more than Lesotho

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.623
Ranked 19th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Lesotho

Access to sanitation 48%
Ranked 104th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 10.39 billion
Ranked 89th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 1108 times more than Lesotho

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 145.74
Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 61
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 51.76 years
Ranked 207th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 56% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > Female 45.56
Ranked 180th.
81
Ranked 34th. 78% more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 86th. The same as United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 119
Ranked 134th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Lesotho
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 45.2%
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 85%
Ranked 138th.
90%
Ranked 119th. 6% more than Lesotho

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 51.51 years
Ranked 201st.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 47% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 35.86 years
Ranked 181st.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (47.20-54.80) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 31.4
Ranked 184th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 278
Ranked 127th. 55% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 16%
Ranked 8th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Lesotho
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.62
Ranked 15th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > All births of boys 17,617
Ranked 47th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Lesotho

Health spending per capita 51.11
Ranked 141st.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 143 times more than Lesotho

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.8%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Lesotho
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.16
Ranked 16th.
27
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 34.49 years
Ranked 182nd.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 277
Ranked 11th. 139 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 72
Ranked 88th. 44% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 7.04
Ranked 1st. 127 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 24.09
Ranked 178th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Drug access 80%
Ranked 72nd.
95%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Lesotho
Infant mortality > Female babies 68 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 38th. 10 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 581
Ranked 126th. 29% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 3,794.88
Ranked 4th. 48 times more than United States
79.36
Ranked 33th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 29.56
Ranked 177th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $92.24
Ranked 137th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 79 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.96
Ranked 129th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 38
Ranked 183th.
77
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 28.48
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 695.83 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 154 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 16.1%
Ranked 10th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.297
Ranked 161st.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,975
Ranked 21st.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Lesotho

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 1,874.66
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than United States
44.28
Ranked 24th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 670
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 80
Ranked 46th. 57% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 16
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 788
Ranked 105th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 61.5%
Ranked 27th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 61% more than Lesotho

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 2.3%
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 7%
Ranked 87th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 113th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 50.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 19%
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 250000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 2,023
Ranked 20th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Lesotho

Diseases > Measles cases 2
Ranked 100th.
30
Ranked 69th. 15 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. 22 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 33.2
Ranked 185th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 670
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 402.91
Ranked 50th. 25 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 16.1%
Ranked 10th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 29.6
Ranked 185th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 62
Ranked 130th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 34 times more than Lesotho
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 31
Ranked 4th. 51 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 14.22
Ranked 4th. 413 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 27.65
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 92.29%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 3.8
Ranked 60th. 81% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 80.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 35th. 12 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
Children living with AIDS 27,000
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 40
Ranked 182nd.
80
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Lesotho
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 670
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 150000 300000
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 111th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 129th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 145th.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 150 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 19 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 101
Ranked 115th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Lesotho
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 48.6%
Ranked 29th. 37 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 29.19%
Ranked 167th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58.6%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 23.24%
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 30%
Ranked 35th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 118th.
93%
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Lesotho

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 83%
Ranked 82nd.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Lesotho

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 14.61%
Ranked 54th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Lesotho

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 9.45%
Ranked 7th. 15% more than United States
8.2%
Ranked 12th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 92%
Ranked 121st.
100%
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Lesotho

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 127th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 45.2%
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 68.85%
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 6.22%
Ranked 81st.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 16%
Ranked 20th. 16 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 5
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 49
Ranked 114th.
100
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 46
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 72
Ranked 108th.
100
Ranked 10th. 39% more than Lesotho
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 15
Ranked 118th.
56
Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Lesotho
Public health spending > % of total health spending 58.33%
Ranked 98th. 28% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 12.6%
Ranked 7th. 62% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 143th.
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 79
Ranked 134th.
94
Ranked 75th. 19% more than Lesotho
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 6.8%
Ranked 9th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Lesotho

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 38.5%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 25.4%
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 18
Ranked 58th. 18 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 20.8%
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.2%
Ranked 82nd.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Lesotho
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 63.37%
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 46.1%
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 11.48%
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 32%
Ranked 126th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 29%
Ranked 142nd.
100%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 67.27%
Ranked 101st.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 27% more than Lesotho

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90.4%
Ranked 10th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Lesotho
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 69.17%
Ranked 133th. 14% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 37%
Ranked 133th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 55.4%
Ranked 26th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 79% more than Lesotho

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.47%
Ranked 44th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy > 95% range (47.20-54.80) (80.50-80.60)
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 16.72
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 17,318
Ranked 47th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 116 times more than Lesotho

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 1,920.22
Ranked 4th. 55 times more than United States
35.08
Ranked 24th.

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 12.76%
Ranked 7th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Lesotho

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 35
Ranked 185th.
75
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1%
Ranked 1st.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Lesotho

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.5%
Ranked 78th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 13%
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 79%
Ranked 119th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 27% more than Lesotho

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 18.2%
Ranked 182nd.
23.8%
Ranked 180th. 31% more than Lesotho

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 78
Ranked 94th.
100
Ranked 10th. 28% more than Lesotho
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 70
Ranked 148th.
91
Ranked 80th. 30% more than Lesotho
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 84.78%
Ranked 34th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. About the same as Lesotho

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 78
Ranked 138th.
90
Ranked 96th. 15% more than Lesotho
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 61.5%
Ranked 6th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 61% more than Lesotho

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 61%
Ranked 126th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 64% more than Lesotho

Infant mortality rate > Male 59.28 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 7.88%
Ranked 141st.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.59%
Ranked 70th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 74.07%
Ranked 49th. 61% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 0.878
Ranked 174th.
1.06
Ranked 76th. 21% more than Lesotho
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 7.45%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people 1.02
Ranked 85th. 10 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 3.46%
Ranked 173th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 14%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 40%
Ranked 151st.
100%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 85%
Ranked 114th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 16% more than Lesotho

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 99th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Lesotho

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 83%
Ranked 153th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 14% more than Lesotho

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 139th.
92%
Ranked 107th. 8% more than Lesotho

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.03%
Ranked 163th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Lesotho

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 26 >90
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 31
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.

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