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Health Stats: compare key data on Liberia & Malaysia

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STAT Liberia Malaysia HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 49.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.7
Ranked 13th.
30.4
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Future births 220.39
Ranked 80th.
414.48
Ranked 56th. 88% more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 2.05%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Malaysia
1.84%
Ranked 134th.

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 161
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Malaysia
137
Ranked 75th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
1.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Liberia

Human height > Average female height 1.573 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)
Infant mortality rate > Total 74.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Malaysia
15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th.

Life expectancy > Men 56 years
Ranked 62nd.
73 years
Ranked 48th. 30% more than Liberia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 57 years
Ranked 188th.
73.79 years
Ranked 108th. 29% more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 60.81
Ranked 166th.
77.07
Ranked 87th. 27% more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 58.95
Ranked 163th.
72.38
Ranked 69th. 23% more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 59.86
Ranked 166th.
74.67
Ranked 75th. 25% more than Liberia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
0.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 23 times more than Liberia

Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 6.78 births per woman
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.74 births per woman
Ranked 81st.

Infant mortality rate 130.51
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Malaysia
18.35
Ranked 99th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 31.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Malaysia
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 56
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Malaysia
7.3
Ranked 143th.

Life expectancy > Women 59 years
Ranked 63th.
77 years
Ranked 57th. 31% more than Liberia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 1.5%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.5%
Ranked 68th.

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.65
Ranked 38th.
1.76
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Liberia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21
Ranked 162nd.
22.58
Ranked 127th. 8% more than Liberia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 37,000
Ranked 64th.
100,000
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Liberia

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 221.95 births
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Malaysia
17.58 births
Ranked 141st.

Deaths > Deaths of infants 12,469
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Malaysia
3,251
Ranked 10th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 8.6$
Ranked 178th.
180.1$
Ranked 86th. 21 times more than Liberia

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 28.6%
Ranked 22nd.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $54.90
Ranked 157th.
$346.01
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 177.3
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Malaysia
15
Ranked 59th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 304
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Malaysia
80
Ranked 81st.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 40.3
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
17.8
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 770 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Malaysia
29 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 120th.

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.01
Ranked 16th.
0.71
Ranked 51st. 71 times more than Liberia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 13,611.12
Ranked 74th.
15,805.07
Ranked 68th. 16% more than Liberia

Death rates > Children under 5 112
Ranked 23th. 18 times more than Malaysia
6.1
Ranked 149th.

Death rates > Women 208.83
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Malaysia
86.03
Ranked 107th.

Death rates > Men 254.8
Ranked 55th. 70% more than Malaysia
150.11
Ranked 105th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 2,300
Ranked 28th.
5,900
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Liberia

HIV AIDS > Deaths 3,600
Ranked 44th.
5,800
Ranked 36th. 61% more than Liberia

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 310
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia
130
Ranked 128th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 140,131
Ranked 11th.
496,313
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Liberia

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 14.9%
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Malaysia
12.9%
Ranked 24th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 42.47 years
Ranked 171st.
73.7 years
Ranked 64th. 74% more than Liberia

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 27 times more than Malaysia
0.082 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 11.4
Ranked 22nd.
54.5
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Liberia

Life expectancy > Male 56.93
Ranked 146th.
72.09
Ranked 61st. 27% more than Liberia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.274
Ranked 130th.
3.28
Ranked 71st. 12 times more than Liberia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 57.04 billion
Ranked 72nd.
462.14 billion
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Liberia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 9.68
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Malaysia
3.6
Ranked 64th.

Death rates > Infants 79.9
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Malaysia
5.7
Ranked 144th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 58.6 years
Ranked 189th.
76.73 years
Ranked 108th. 31% more than Liberia

Life expectancy > Female 59.66
Ranked 148th.
76.79
Ranked 73th. 29% more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 79.3%
Ranked 41st.
90.7%
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Liberia

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 11
Ranked 185th.
349
Ranked 80th. 32 times more than Liberia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 563.77
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia
205.15
Ranked 42nd.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 1%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.4%
Ranked 81st.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 40%
Ranked 192nd.
95%
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth > Male 55.44 years
Ranked 189th.
71.05 years
Ranked 106th. 28% more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 43.3 years
Ranked 171st.
76.06 years
Ranked 69th. 76% more than Liberia

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (55.20-60.50) (76.20-76.80)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 35.3
Ranked 178th.
63.2
Ranked 62nd. 79% more than Liberia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 432
Ranked 41st. 57% more than Malaysia
275
Ranked 131st.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.27
Ranked 13th.
1.81
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Liberia
Births and maternity > All births of boys 33,511
Ranked 53th.
245,783
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Liberia

Health spending per capita 21.5
Ranked 167th.
307.24
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than Liberia

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 79.3%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Malaysia
78.8%
Ranked 30th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.49
Ranked 161st.
22.09
Ranked 113th. 8% more than Liberia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 41.68 years
Ranked 173th.
71.46 years
Ranked 60th. 71% more than Liberia

Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 192
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia
53
Ranked 118th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.942
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Malaysia
0.209
Ranked 46th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 55.69
Ranked 133th.
75.6
Ranked 62nd. 36% more than Liberia

Infant mortality > Female babies 132.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Malaysia
8.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 143th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 931
Ranked 19th. 49% more than Malaysia
623
Ranked 117th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 8,553.8
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Malaysia
114.97
Ranked 21st.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 61.98
Ranked 139th.
85.01
Ranked 69th. 37% more than Liberia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $39.33
Ranked 163th.
$604.36
Ranked 70th. 15 times more than Liberia

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 41
Ranked 180th.
72
Ranked 68th. 76% more than Liberia
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.51
Ranked 157th.
23.06
Ranked 128th. 7% more than Liberia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 39.78
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
17.86
Ranked 15th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 36.43%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
15.96%
Ranked 58th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 301.35 per 100,000 people
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
101.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 5.7%
Ranked 8th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Liberia
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.367
Ranked 152nd.
0.799
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Liberia
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 5,583
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
1,846
Ranked 8th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 3,829.97
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Malaysia
65.29
Ranked 17th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 287
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Dependency ratio per 100 96
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Malaysia
60
Ranked 89th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 1
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 46.3%
Ranked 56th.
98.6%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Liberia

Diseases > Leprosy cases 319
Ranked 33th. 68% more than Malaysia
190
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 13
Ranked 37th.
14
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Liberia
Infant mortality rate > Female 69.95 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Malaysia
12.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 30%
Ranked 8th. 58% more than Malaysia
19%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 6,886
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Malaysia
1,405
Ranked 8th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 21.1
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Malaysia
3.17
Ranked 11th.

Diseases > Measles cases 1
Ranked 114th.
394
Ranked 33th. 394 times more than Liberia
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 990
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Malaysia
31
Ranked 107th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 37
Ranked 175th.
64.8
Ranked 65th. 75% more than Liberia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 287
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 5.7%
Ranked 8th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Liberia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 33.6
Ranked 181st.
61.6
Ranked 60th. 83% more than Liberia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 20
Ranked 159th.
1,200
Ranked 68th. 60 times more than Liberia
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 35.28
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Malaysia
17
Ranked 117th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 46.37%
Ranked 152nd.
61.95%
Ranked 127th. 34% more than Liberia

Total fertility rate 6.8
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.9
Ranked 81st.
Infant mortality > Male babies 152.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 3rd. 13 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 Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 43
Ranked 177th.
75
Ranked 69th. 74% more than Liberia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 287
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Respiratory disease child death rate 199.62 (est) 3.8 (est)
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 3.69
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Malaysia
0.522
Ranked 41st.
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
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 90.57
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Malaysia
7.09
Ranked 59th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 13
Ranked 55th.
36
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Liberia
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 187 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Malaysia
12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 7
Ranked 182nd.
188
Ranked 88th. 27 times more than Liberia
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 105th. The same as Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 101st.
Private health spending > % of GDP 7.83%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
2.43%
Ranked 80th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 16.64%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
6.93%
Ranked 152nd.

Infant mortality rate > Male 78.96 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Malaysia
17.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 40
Ranked 180th.
70
Ranked 56th. 75% more than Liberia
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 10,800
Ranked 17th.
162,045
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Liberia

Births and maternity > All births of girls 29,660
Ranked 55th.
230,033
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Liberia

Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 35
Ranked 50th. 21% more than Malaysia
29
Ranked 64th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 9.12
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Malaysia
8.69
Ranked 22nd.

Diseases > Antiretroviral therapy coverage > % of people with advanced HIV infection 43%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Malaysia
42%
Ranked 69th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 77%
Ranked 168th.
99%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Liberia

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 80%
Ranked 157th.
95%
Ranked 77th. 19% more than Liberia

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.02%
Ranked 110th. 29% more than Malaysia
1.57%
Ranked 133th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 64%
Ranked 149th.
93%
Ranked 16th. 45% more than Liberia

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 18.88%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malaysia
6.12%
Ranked 168th.

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 29%
Ranked 15th. The same as Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 4%
Ranked 163th.
95%
Ranked 57th. 24 times more than Liberia

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 59.38%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Malaysia
26.58%
Ranked 114th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 1.3%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Malaysia
0.3%
Ranked 73th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 280
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Malaysia
100
Ranked 78th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.7%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.5%
Ranked 75th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 2.78%
Ranked 113th. 43% more than Malaysia
1.94%
Ranked 142nd.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 95.7%
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Malaysia
92.8%
Ranked 87th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 26.5%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
10.6%
Ranked 13th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 5.6%
Ranked 105th. 47% more than Malaysia
3.8%
Ranked 158th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 7%
Ranked 162nd.
93%
Ranked 46th. 13 times more than Liberia
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 46.3%
Ranked 42nd.
98.6%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Liberia

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 31.59%
Ranked 170th.
45.68%
Ranked 140th. 45% more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys per thousand people 18.51
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Malaysia
3.38
Ranked 12th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls per thousand people 7.39
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Malaysia
5.48
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.284
Ranked 102nd.
14.69
Ranked 42nd. 52 times more than Liberia
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 68.03%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Malaysia
24.31%
Ranked 73th.
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 7.61
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Malaysia
5.83
Ranked 14th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 3.58%
Ranked 83th. 61% more than Malaysia
2.23%
Ranked 134th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 50.9%
Ranked 57th.
97.4%
Ranked 20th. 91% more than Liberia

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 27%
Ranked 156th.
94%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Liberia
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 70.36%
Ranked 129th. 25% more than Malaysia
56.3%
Ranked 160th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 85%
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Malaysia
73.6%
Ranked 17th.
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 37.8%
Ranked 11th. 378 times more than Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 138th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 71.33%
Ranked 96th.
71.91%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Liberia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 17%
Ranked 155th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Liberia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 57.69%
Ranked 5th. 2885 times more than Malaysia
0.02%
Ranked 128th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 4.08%
Ranked 173th.
8.67%
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Liberia
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 105th. The same as Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 100th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 62.1%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Malaysia
38.3%
Ranked 5th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 51
Ranked 170th.
96
Ranked 60th. 88% more than Liberia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 3.69
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia
1.34
Ranked 51st.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 13.7%
Ranked 5th. 52% more than Malaysia
9%
Ranked 9th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 26.24%
Ranked 168th.
44.38%
Ranked 144th. 69% more than Liberia

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 156th.
7.2%
Ranked 51st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 67
Ranked 141st.
99
Ranked 34th. 48% more than Liberia
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 34%
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 105th.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 49%
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 106th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 23%
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Malaysia
19%
Ranked 4th.
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 26,280
Ranked 14th.
94,015
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 10,490
Ranked 17th.
152,219
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Liberia

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 29,952
Ranked 11th.
88,034
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Liberia

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 8.08
Ranked 26th.
8.14
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Liberia

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 3.12%
Ranked 181st.
12.02%
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Liberia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (55.20-60.50) (76.20-76.80)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 33%
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Malaysia
5%
Ranked 156th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 25%
Ranked 166th.
96%
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Liberia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 68%
Ranked 140th.
100%
Ranked 35th. 47% more than Liberia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 79%
Ranked 160th.
100%
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Liberia

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 86.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
32.41%
Ranked 54th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 27.89%
Ranked 173th.
67.02%
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Liberia
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 59.4%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malaysia
14.6%
Ranked 148th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 79.3%
Ranked 43th.
90.7%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Liberia

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 10%
Ranked 52nd.
55%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Liberia

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 34%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Malaysia
90%
Ranked 100th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 17.67%
Ranked 138th.
41.72%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Liberia

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 13.33%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
1.95%
Ranked 122nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 6.15%
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Malaysia
1.64%
Ranked 168th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 72%
Ranked 171st.
100%
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Liberia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 52%
Ranked 143th.
96%
Ranked 48th. 85% more than Liberia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 87%
Ranked 121st.
90%
Ranked 107th. 3% more than Liberia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 64%
Ranked 172nd.
95%
Ranked 80th. 48% more than Liberia

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 64%
Ranked 166th.
95%
Ranked 71st. 48% more than Liberia

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.4%
Ranked 71st.
0.6%
Ranked 48th. 50% more than Liberia
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 52.24%
Ranked 155th.
73.22%
Ranked 123th. 40% more than Liberia

Health spending > % of GDP 10.61%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Malaysia
4.37%
Ranked 136th.

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 32%
Ranked 111th.
46.2%
Ranked 84th. 44% more than Liberia

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