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Health Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Norway

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STAT Malaysia Norway HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 72% more than Norway
12.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.4
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Norway
30.1
Ranked 20th.

Births and maternity > Future births 414.48
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Norway
79.55
Ranked 108th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 134th.
1.94%
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Malaysia

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
3.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Malaysia

Human height > Average female height 1.574 m (5 ft 2 in) 1.670 m (5 ft 5 ⁄ 2 in)
Human height > Average male height 1.702 m (5 ft 7 in) 1.803 m (5 ft 11 in)
Life expectancy > Men 73 years
Ranked 48th.
79 years
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Malaysia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 73.79 years
Ranked 108th.
80.2 years
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.07
Ranked 87th.
83.6
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 72.38
Ranked 69th.
79.1
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.67
Ranked 75th.
81.3
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Malaysia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Malaysia

Quality of health care system > Cost 67.57
Ranked 21st.
79.41
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Malaysia
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 69.5
Ranked 20th.
75.69
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Malaysia
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 70.8%
Ranked 53th.
82.2%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Malaysia
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 137
Ranked 75th.
140
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Malaysia
Infant mortality rate > Total 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Norway
3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 203th.

Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.74 births per woman
Ranked 81st. 49% more than Norway
1.84 births per woman
Ranked 129th.

Infant mortality rate 18.35
Ranked 99th. 5 times more than Norway
3.73
Ranked 174th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Norway
0.465 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 7.3
Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Norway
2.2
Ranked 191st.

Life expectancy > Women 77 years
Ranked 57th.
83 years
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Malaysia
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.07
Ranked 1st.
1.08
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 67.36
Ranked 29th.
73.53
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Malaysia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.5%
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Norway
0.1%
Ranked 129th.

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 56.08
Ranked 20th.
56.25
Ranked 18th. About the same as Malaysia
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.76
Ranked 56th.
3.9
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.58
Ranked 127th.
24.69
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Malaysia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 100,000
Ranked 41st. 25 times more than Norway
4,000
Ranked 117th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 17.58 births
Ranked 141st. 88% more than Norway
9.35 births
Ranked 159th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 82%
Ranked 54th.
90%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Malaysia
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 94.29
Ranked 13th. About the same as Norway
93.94
Ranked 14th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 3,251
Ranked 10th. 22 times more than Norway
150
Ranked 28th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 180.1$
Ranked 86th.
5,404.7$
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Malaysia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $346.01
Ranked 91st.
$8,987.26
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Malaysia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 15
Ranked 59th. 58% more than Norway
9.5
Ranked 70th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 67.57
Ranked 24th.
73.39
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Malaysia
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 80
Ranked 81st. 11 times more than Norway
7.5
Ranked 174th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 17.8
Ranked 17th. 46% more than Norway
12.2
Ranked 11th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 29 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 120th. 4 times more than Norway
7 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 162nd.

Maternal mortality 41 per 100,000
Ranked 90th. 7 times more than Norway
6 per 100,000
Ranked 129th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.71
Ranked 51st.
3.89
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 15,805.07
Ranked 68th.
270,690.9
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Malaysia

Death rates > Children under 5 6.1
Ranked 149th. 85% more than Norway
3.3
Ranked 175th.

Death rates > Women 86.03
Ranked 107th. 63% more than Norway
52.67
Ranked 148th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 63.89
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Norway
56.82
Ranked 29th.
Death rates > Men 150.11
Ranked 105th. 85% more than Norway
80.98
Ranked 154th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 5,900
Ranked 8th. 59 times more than Norway
100
Ranked 116th.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 65.54
Ranked 23th.
85.16
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Malaysia
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 130
Ranked 128th. 18% more than Norway
110
Ranked 144th.

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 26.4%
Ranked 67th.
31.5%
Ranked 54th. 19% more than Malaysia
Births and maternity > Number of births 496,313
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Norway
60,220
Ranked 18th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 73.7 years
Ranked 64th.
80.04 years
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Malaysia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 54.5
Ranked 8th.
88.4
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy > Male 72.09
Ranked 61st.
78.4
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Malaysia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.28
Ranked 71st.
15.41
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 75.68
Ranked 25th.
83.33
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 462.14 billion
Ranked 50th.
1.32 trillion
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Malaysia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 3.6
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Norway
0.828
Ranked 104th.

Death rates > Infants 5.7
Ranked 144th. 2 times more than Norway
2.8
Ranked 174th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.73 years
Ranked 108th.
83.02 years
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy > Female 76.79
Ranked 73th.
83.2
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Malaysia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 12
Ranked 163th.
223
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Malaysia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 349
Ranked 80th.
3,409
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Per person 81
Ranked 77th.
3,182
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Malaysia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 205.15
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Norway
20.19
Ranked 90th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 283.62
Ranked 32nd.
389.25
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Malaysia

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 95%
Ranked 87th. 2% more than Norway
93%
Ranked 103th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 81st. Twice as much as Norway
0.2%
Ranked 114th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 71.05 years
Ranked 106th.
77.53 years
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 76.06 years
Ranked 69th.
82.5 years
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (76.20-76.80) (82.90-83.40)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 63.2
Ranked 62nd.
72
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Malaysia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 275
Ranked 131st. 74% more than Norway
158
Ranked 178th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.81
Ranked 9th.
16.33
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Malaysia

Births and maternity > All births of boys 245,783
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Norway
30,933
Ranked 25th.

Health spending per capita 307.24
Ranked 82nd.
7,353.87
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Malaysia

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.09
Ranked 113th.
23.1
Ranked 80th. 5% more than Malaysia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 71.46 years
Ranked 60th.
77.7 years
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Malaysia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 67
Ranked 66th. 22 times more than Norway
3
Ranked 160th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 53
Ranked 118th. 26% more than Norway
42
Ranked 140th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 75.6
Ranked 62nd.
87.47
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Malaysia

Drug access 50%
Ranked 129th.
95%
Ranked 46th. 90% more than Malaysia
Infant mortality > Female babies 8.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Norway
3.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 189th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 623
Ranked 117th. 59% more than Norway
391
Ranked 173th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 114.97
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Norway
29.89
Ranked 32nd.

Births and maternity > Twin births 7,882
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Norway
1,928
Ranked 19th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 85.01
Ranked 69th.
92.29
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Malaysia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $604.36
Ranked 70th.
$4,774.01
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Malaysia

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.06
Ranked 128th.
26.28
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Malaysia
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 68th.
79
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Malaysia
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 1.02%
Ranked 86th.
6.81%
Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Malaysia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 17.86
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Norway
12.16
Ranked 11th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 15.96%
Ranked 58th. 12 times more than Norway
1.33%
Ranked 105th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 101.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 78th. 20 times more than Norway
5.21 per 100,000 people
Ranked 189th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 18.8%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Norway
5.9%
Ranked 13th.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.799
Ranked 50th.
0.928
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Malaysia
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,846
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Norway
92
Ranked 37th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 582
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Norway
97
Ranked 16th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 48.22
Ranked 12th.
55.56
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Malaysia

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 65.29
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Norway
18.57
Ranked 38th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 98
Ranked 121st. 81% more than Norway
54
Ranked 174th.

Dependency ratio per 100 60
Ranked 89th. 13% more than Norway
53
Ranked 118th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 9
Smoking rate > Women 2
Ranked 107th.
30
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Malaysia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 9,578
Ranked 34th. 252 times more than Norway
38
Ranked 158th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 12.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than Norway
3.17 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 202nd.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 7.41
Ranked 33th.
8.28
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Malaysia

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 54.4
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Norway
33.6
Ranked 70th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 67000 2500
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 98th. 25% more than Norway
80%
Ranked 132nd.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,405
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than Norway
50
Ranked 38th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 758
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Norway
130
Ranked 17th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 2,064
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Norway
184
Ranked 20th.

Births and maternity > Single births 488,223
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Norway
58,251
Ranked 26th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 3.17
Ranked 11th.
3.4
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Malaysia

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 2.8
Ranked 106th.
30.4
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Malaysia
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 31
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Norway
7
Ranked 153th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 64.8
Ranked 65th.
73.6
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Malaysia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 98
Ranked 121st. 81% more than Norway
54
Ranked 174th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 357.2
Ranked 55th. 44 times more than Norway
8.07
Ranked 171st.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 18.8%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Norway
5.9%
Ranked 13th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 61.6
Ranked 60th.
70.4
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Malaysia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,200
Ranked 68th.
7,600
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Malaysia
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.35
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Norway
0.08
Ranked 106th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 17
Ranked 117th. 38% more than Norway
12.3
Ranked 144th.

Spending > Public 1.4% 7.0 (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 61.95%
Ranked 127th.
86.96%
Ranked 72nd. 40% more than Malaysia

Total fertility rate 2.9
Ranked 81st. 61% more than Norway
1.8
Ranked 135th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Social insurance
Infant mortality > Male babies 11.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Norway
4.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 187th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 75
Ranked 69th.
82
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Malaysia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 98
Ranked 121st. 81% more than Norway
54
Ranked 174th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 3.8 (est) 0.24
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 17000 <1000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Norway
4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 186th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 188
Ranked 88th.
2,845
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Private 1%
Ranked 123th.
2.2%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 5.83
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Norway
2.83
Ranked 26th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 134th.
8.1%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 97.4%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Malaysia
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 94%
Ranked 49th.
100%
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Malaysia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 56.3%
Ranked 160th.
89.13%
Ranked 31st. 58% more than Malaysia

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 71.91%
Ranked 95th.
92.68%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Malaysia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 96%
Ranked 58th.
100%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Malaysia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.02%
Ranked 128th.
0.0
Ranked 176th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 8.67%
Ranked 65th. 47% more than Norway
5.9%
Ranked 124th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 38.3%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Norway
9.35%
Ranked 129th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 6.93%
Ranked 152nd.
18.3%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Malaysia

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 96
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Norway
91
Ranked 93th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 9%
Ranked 9th. 84% more than Norway
4.9%
Ranked 64th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 44.38%
Ranked 144th.
84.09%
Ranked 14th. 89% more than Malaysia

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 12th. The same as Norway
100%
Ranked 2nd.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 7.2%
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 150th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70
Ranked 56th.
77
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Malaysia
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 2
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 206
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Norway
41
Ranked 19th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 94,015
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Norway
14,778
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 152,219
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Norway
10,793
Ranked 20th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 88,034
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Norway
13,898
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (76.20-76.80) (82.90-83.40)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 32.28
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Norway
19.09
Ranked 21st.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 74.27
Ranked 10th. 65% more than Norway
45.04
Ranked 25th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 32.41%
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Norway
6.36%
Ranked 117th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 67.02%
Ranked 113th.
87.14%
Ranked 41st. 30% more than Malaysia
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 14.6%
Ranked 148th.
29.4%
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.47%
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Norway
0.11%
Ranked 118th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 55%
Ranked 8th.
74%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Malaysia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 100th. The same as Norway
90%
Ranked 101st.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 6.12%
Ranked 168th.
17.69%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.64%
Ranked 168th.
7.77%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 47th. The same as Norway
100%
Ranked 51st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 96%
Ranked 48th.
100%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Malaysia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 107th.
91%
Ranked 102nd. 1% more than Malaysia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 80th. 3% more than Norway
92%
Ranked 107th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Norway
92%
Ranked 99th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.6%
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Norway
0.1%
Ranked 130th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 73.22%
Ranked 123th.
95.05%
Ranked 39th. 30% more than Malaysia

Health spending > % of GDP 4.37%
Ranked 136th.
8.91%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 1,340
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Norway
227
Ranked 19th.

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 46.2%
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Norway
16.5%
Ranked 166th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 94
Ranked 39th.
100
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Malaysia
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys per million people 27.28
Ranked 12th.
31.82
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Malaysia

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 49.69
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Norway
10.09
Ranked 47th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 3%
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Norway
2.5%
Ranked 167th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 48th.
100%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Malaysia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 74.1%
Ranked 135th.
95.2%
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Malaysia

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 167th.
0.0
Ranked 172nd.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 160th.
9.6%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 92
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Norway
88
Ranked 99th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 73.16%
Ranked 56th. 65% more than Norway
44.46%
Ranked 126th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 97
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Norway
91
Ranked 94th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 98.6%
Ranked 18th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malaysia
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys per thousand people 3.38
Ranked 12th.
3.62
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Malaysia

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 43%
Ranked 10th. 58% more than Norway
27.2%
Ranked 3rd.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 24.31%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Norway
6.96%
Ranked 140th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 3.58%
Ranked 173th.
9.07%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 61.86%
Ranked 32nd.
81.5%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Malaysia
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1.6%
Ranked 36th.
24.8%
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Malaysia

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 158th.
9.7%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 93%
Ranked 46th.
100%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Malaysia

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 67th.
100%
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Malaysia

Infant mortality rate > Male 17.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Norway
3.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 202nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 45.68%
Ranked 140th.
85.64%
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Malaysia

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.04
Ranked 102nd.
1.14
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Malaysia
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.43%
Ranked 80th. 71% more than Norway
1.42%
Ranked 138th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls per million people 20.94
Ranked 12th.
23.74
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Malaysia

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.072
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls per thousand people 5.48
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Norway
2.64
Ranked 26th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys per million people 41.99
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Norway
25.94
Ranked 21st.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 8.69
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Norway
6.16
Ranked 15th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls 897
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Norway
78
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 17.57
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Norway
11.76
Ranked 10th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 156th. The same as Norway
5%
Ranked 161st.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 75th.
100%
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Malaysia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 35th. The same as Norway
100%
Ranked 38th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 42nd. The same as Norway
100%
Ranked 47th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 12.02%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Norway
5.1%
Ranked 158th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Norway
95%
Ranked 91st.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 77th. 1% more than Norway
94%
Ranked 90th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.57%
Ranked 133th.
1.6%
Ranked 131st. 2% more than Malaysia

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