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Health Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Saint Lucia

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STAT Netherlands Saint Lucia HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 11.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.
14.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th. 23% more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.7
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
28
Ranked 25th.

Births and maternity > Future births 161.02
Ranked 85th. 100 times more than Saint Lucia
1.62
Ranked 189th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.9%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
1.82%
Ranked 167th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 155
Ranked 37th. 21% more than Saint Lucia
128
Ranked 97th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 47% more than Saint Lucia
3.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Infant mortality rate > Total 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 186th.
12.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 126th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Life expectancy > Men 79 years
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
72 years
Ranked 21st.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 79.68 years
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
76.84 years
Ranked 67th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.1
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
77.28
Ranked 82nd.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.4
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
71.95
Ranked 76th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.2
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Saint Lucia
74.55
Ranked 77th.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
5.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 67% more than Netherlands

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 82.7%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Saint Lucia
70.1%
Ranked 56th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.73 births per woman
Ranked 141st.
2.07 births per woman
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Netherlands

Infant mortality rate 5.11
Ranked 159th.
13.95
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 3.4
Ranked 173th.
14.9
Ranked 105th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Life expectancy > Women 83 years
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
78 years
Ranked 15th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.8
Ranked 24th. 71% more than Saint Lucia
2.8
Ranked 42nd.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.14
Ranked 91st.
25.23
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Netherlands
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 4.66 births
Ranked 176th.
61.02 births
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Netherlands

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 89.1%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Saint Lucia
80.4%
Ranked 60th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 654
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Saint Lucia
186
Ranked 65th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 3,441.7$
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Saint Lucia
232.4$
Ranked 70th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $5,994.99
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Saint Lucia
$503.42
Ranked 74th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 5.3
Ranked 79th.
49.3
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Netherlands

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.3
Ranked 183th. 91% more than Saint Lucia
3.3
Ranked 198th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 10.7
Ranked 23th.
14
Ranked 80th. 31% more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 6 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 166th.
35 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 113th. 6 times more than Netherlands

Maternal mortality 7 per 100,000
Ranked 123th.
30 per 100,000
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.92
Ranked 6th.
5.17
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Netherlands

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 23,361.71
Ranked 82nd. 82% more than Saint Lucia
12,836.07
Ranked 77th.

Death rates > Children under 5 4.4
Ranked 160th.
19.8
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Death rates > Women 59.34
Ranked 152nd.
118.38
Ranked 78th. Twice as much as Netherlands

Death rates > Men 80.8
Ranked 171st.
148.78
Ranked 108th. 84% more than Netherlands

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 130
Ranked 130th.
140
Ranked 116th. 8% more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Number of births 179,448
Ranked 7th. 78 times more than Saint Lucia
2,298
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 79.35 years
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
74.17 years
Ranked 59th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 69
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Saint Lucia
47
Ranked 13th.

Life expectancy > Male 78.43
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
69.91
Ranked 74th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 15.14
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Saint Lucia
2.16
Ranked 9th.

Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 20th. The same as Saint Lucia
100%
Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 388.16 billion
Ranked 76th. 167 times more than Saint Lucia
2.32 billion
Ranked 97th.

Death rates > Infants 3.7
Ranked 159th.
18.8
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Netherlands

Life expectancy at birth > Female 82.44 years
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
79.68 years
Ranked 68th.

Life expectancy > Female 82.47
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Saint Lucia
75.71
Ranked 76th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 69
Ranked 32nd. 23 times more than Saint Lucia
3
Ranked 177th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,564
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Saint Lucia
306
Ranked 91st.
Spending > Per person 2,173
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Saint Lucia
151
Ranked 57th.
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 178.99
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
162.28
Ranked 48th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 96%
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Saint Lucia
95%
Ranked 81st.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 77.06 years
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Saint Lucia
74.15 years
Ranked 65th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 67th.
3.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 34th. 85% more than Netherlands
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 81.6 years
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
75.94 years
Ranked 70th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71.2
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Saint Lucia
62.7
Ranked 65th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (82.40-82.70) (74.50-78.80)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 154
Ranked 180th.
205
Ranked 151st. 33% more than Netherlands
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 15.15
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Saint Lucia
2.28
Ranked 4th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys 90,180
Ranked 10th. 77 times more than Saint Lucia
1,164
Ranked 94th.

Health spending per capita 4,242.88
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Saint Lucia
360.64
Ranked 76th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.56
Ranked 101st.
25.86
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Netherlands
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 77.2 years
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
72.48 years
Ranked 49th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 3
Ranked 161st.
9
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 24
Ranked 184th.
67
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 86.94
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Saint Lucia
75.04
Ranked 65th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 51st. 90% more than Saint Lucia
50%
Ranked 112th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 4.6 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 176th.
12.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 425
Ranked 165th.
522
Ranked 136th. 23% more than Netherlands
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 39.18
Ranked 43th.
1,109.4
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Twin births 2,974
Ranked 18th. 114 times more than Saint Lucia
26
Ranked 62nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 91.61
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Saint Lucia
80.81
Ranked 95th.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $3,621.10
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
$608.12
Ranked 69th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 79
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
72
Ranked 60th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.72
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Saint Lucia
24.59
Ranked 107th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 10.75
Ranked 23th.
13.89
Ranked 75th. 29% more than Netherlands

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.98 per 100,000 people
Ranked 180th.
16.61 per 100,000 people
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than Netherlands

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.916
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Saint Lucia
0.773
Ranked 66th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 378
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
59
Ranked 69th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 85
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Saint Lucia
16
Ranked 43th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 22.75
Ranked 45th.
351.91
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Netherlands

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 11.56
Ranked 27th.
222.13
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Netherlands

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 57
Ranked 165th.
101
Ranked 118th. 77% more than Netherlands

Dependency ratio per 100 48
Ranked 142nd.
56
Ranked 102nd. 17% more than Netherlands
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 5 1
Smoking rate > Women 28
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
9
Ranked 65th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 187
Ranked 128th. 10 times more than Saint Lucia
18
Ranked 161st.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as Saint Lucia
100%
Ranked 8th.

Infant mortality rate > Female 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 188th.
13.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 38.3
Ranked 51st. 33% more than Saint Lucia
28.9
Ranked 88th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 111th. 54% more than Saint Lucia
65%
Ranked 150th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 317
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
127
Ranked 51st.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 503
Ranked 15th. 36 times more than Saint Lucia
14
Ranked 50th.

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 107
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
18
Ranked 44th.

Births and maternity > Single births 178,819
Ranked 12th. 71 times more than Saint Lucia
2,503
Ranked 61st.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 1.63
Ranked 23th.
6.44
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Diseases > Measles cases 10
Ranked 88th.
0.0
Ranked 138th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 30.3
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
12.1
Ranked 60th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 72.6
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Saint Lucia
64.2
Ranked 69th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 57
Ranked 165th.
101
Ranked 118th. 77% more than Netherlands

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 11.42
Ranked 168th.
105.79
Ranked 112th. 9 times more than Netherlands
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 69.7
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Saint Lucia
61.2
Ranked 63th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 11.24
Ranked 157th.
16.57
Ranked 119th. 47% more than Netherlands

Spending > Public 6.0% (1999) 2.4%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 75th. About the same as Saint Lucia
86.83%
Ranked 77th.

Total fertility rate 1.7
Ranked 142nd.
2.3
Ranked 110th. 35% more than Netherlands
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Social security Social security
Infant mortality > Male babies 5.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 173th.
16.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 126th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 81
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
75
Ranked 62nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 57
Ranked 165th.
101
Ranked 118th. 77% more than Netherlands

Diseases > Pertussis cases 7,325
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 127th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Illegal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,683
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Saint Lucia
209
Ranked 82nd.
Spending > Private 2.8%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
1.2%
Ranked 116th.
Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 41st.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Saint Lucia
95%
Ranked 73th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 27,026
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Saint Lucia
986
Ranked 45th.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 63,242
Ranked 14th. 153 times more than Saint Lucia
414
Ranked 49th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 27,921
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Saint Lucia
1,028
Ranked 45th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys 271
Ranked 15th. 34 times more than Saint Lucia
8
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 97%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
95%
Ranked 78th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 61st.
99%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Netherlands

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
89%
Ranked 8th.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.71
Ranked 162nd.
14.19
Ranked 145th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.2%
Ranked 104th.
0.55%
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Public health spending > % of GDP 7.34%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
3.43%
Ranked 93th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 34th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 1
Ranked 104th.
0.0
Ranked 127th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 24.5%
Ranked 182nd.
100%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 0.7%
Ranked 7th.
13.8%
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Netherlands
Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 13th. The same as Saint Lucia
100%
Ranked 7th.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.05%
Ranked 26th.
98.49%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Netherlands
Public health spending > % of total health spending 82.04%
Ranked 17th. 51% more than Saint Lucia
54.2%
Ranked 114th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 4%
Ranked 59th.
11.4%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 98
Ranked 38th. 32% more than Saint Lucia
74
Ranked 145th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 16.2%
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Saint Lucia
11.17%
Ranked 85th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 35.8%
Ranked 16th.
37.3%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Netherlands
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 170th.
5%
Ranked 106th. Twice as much as Netherlands

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 50th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 12.53%
Ranked 120th.
33.39%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Netherlands
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98
Ranked 37th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 4.03%
Ranked 176th.
8.97%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Netherlands
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 0.8%
Ranked 3rd.
10.8%
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Netherlands
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
89%
Ranked 50th.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 180th.
0.0
Ranked 151st.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as Saint Lucia
100%
Ranked 5th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
89%
Ranked 9th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 83.65%
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Saint Lucia
80%
Ranked 74th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 83.28%
Ranked 68th. 31% more than Saint Lucia
63.64%
Ranked 148th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
89%
Ranked 59th.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.14
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Saint Lucia
0.951
Ranked 166th.
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls per million people 5.12
Ranked 26th.
104.53
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 2.65
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Saint Lucia
99%
Ranked 18th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.74%
Ranked 37th. 77% more than Saint Lucia
3.25%
Ranked 96th.

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 10.76
Ranked 30th.
15.62
Ranked 14th. 45% more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 3.98
Ranked 24th. 41% more than Saint Lucia
2.82
Ranked 43th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.89%
Ranked 130th.
11.71%
Ranked 32nd. 99% more than Netherlands
Life expectancy > 95% range (82.40-82.70) (74.50-78.80)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 13.96
Ranked 26th.
39.2
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 30.27
Ranked 28th.
91.46
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Netherlands

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 8.72%
Ranked 109th.
32.21%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 89.2%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Saint Lucia
78%
Ranked 76th.
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.061
Ranked 100th.
0.0
Ranked 125th.
Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 3.46%
Ranked 36th. 98% more than Saint Lucia
1.75%
Ranked 123th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Saint Lucia
94%
Ranked 75th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 71st.
180%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 20.56%
Ranked 7th. 85% more than Saint Lucia
11.14%
Ranked 99th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 10.24%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
3.47%
Ranked 96th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 79th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys per million people 16.31
Ranked 27th.
52.27
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.61%
Ranked 127th.
2.9%
Ranked 59th. 80% more than Netherlands

Infant mortality rate > Male 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th.
11.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 84.2%
Ranked 15th.
115%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Netherlands
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 76
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
69
Ranked 62nd.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 44
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 51st.

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 66,208
Ranked 14th. 153 times more than Saint Lucia
432
Ranked 49th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 85,779
Ranked 9th. 82 times more than Saint Lucia
1,045
Ranked 94th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 447.15
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 125th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 5.12
Ranked 24th.
6.23
Ranked 50th. 22% more than Netherlands

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 5.38
Ranked 24th.
6.94
Ranked 47th. 29% more than Netherlands

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls 232
Ranked 14th. 39 times more than Saint Lucia
6
Ranked 49th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 165th.
8%
Ranked 79th. 60% more than Netherlands

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Saint Lucia
89%
Ranked 9th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 59th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Saint Lucia
98%
Ranked 86th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 97%
Ranked 62nd.
98%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Netherlands

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 68th.
99%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Netherlands

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 75%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Saint Lucia
47%
Ranked 15th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 5.08%
Ranked 184th.
51.1%
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Netherlands

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.71%
Ranked 137th.
3.72%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Netherlands

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