Health Stats: compare key data on Paraguay & Philippines

Definitions

Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included."
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Deaths > Deaths of infants: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage: Percentage of population that subsists on less than the required nutritional amounts per day.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population: Number of people in the country who subsist on less than the required nutritional amounts per day.
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index: Indicates how grave hunger issues are in each country on a scale of index values from 0 (no hunger) to 100. Values above 30 are designated as “extremely alarming”, 20-30 as "alarming", 10-20 as “serious” and 5-10 as “moderate”. The index is a composite of the following three indicators: the proportion of the undernourished people as a percentage of the population; the prevalence of underweight children under the age of five years; and the mortality rate of children under the age of five years. The index is calculated in cooperation of several organizations, including the IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe and Concern.
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$: Health expenditure per capita (current US$). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people: Number of people in the country who subsist on less than the required nutritional amounts per day. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
Maternal mortality: Maternal mortality reported per 100,000 births 1985-1999. The maternal mortality data are those reported by national authorities. UNICEF and the World Health Organization periodically evaluate these data and make adjustments to account for the well-documented problems of under-reporting and misclassification of maternal deaths and to develop estimates for countries with no data (for details on the most recent estimates see Hill, AbouZahr and Wardlaw 2001). Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Death rates > Children under 5: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates."
Death rates > Women: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
Death rates > Men: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
HIV AIDS > Deaths: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day: Depth of hunger or the intensity of food deprivation, indicates how much food-deprived people fall short of minimum food needs in terms of dietary energy. The food deficit, in kilocalories per person per day, is measured by comparing the average amount of dietary energy that undernourished people get from the foods they eat with the minimum amount of dietary energy they need to maintain body weight and undertake light activity. The depth of hunger is low when it is less than 200 kilocalories per person per day, and high when it is higher than 300 kilocalories per person per day."
Tobacco > Total adult smokers: Total adults smoking
Births and maternity > Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight: Percentage of all children under 5 that are moderately or severely underweight.
Probability of not reaching 40: Probability at birth of not reaching the age of 40.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only."
Life expectancy > Male: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Death rates > Infants: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year."
Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Life expectancy > Female: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least one visit by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
Spending > Per person: Spending per capita (PPP) in $US 1998.
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5: Stunted children under the age of 5 years as a percentage of all children under the age of 5. Stunted children are too small for their age (by two standard deviations or more from the median height of the reference population at their age). Stunting is frequently associated with malnutrition.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles: Percentage of children under 1 year old immunized against measles.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes: People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: The average number of years to be lived by amen in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Malaria cases > Per 100,000: Malaria cases (per 100,000 people)
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range: 95% range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Total population
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cardiovascular diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cardiovascular disease rate, but rather how fatal cardiovascular diseases are in each country.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses."
Health spending per capita: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average female BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index per million people: Indicates how grave hunger issues are in each country on a scale of index values from 0 (no hunger) to 100. Values above 30 are designated as “extremely alarming”, 20-30 as "alarming", 10-20 as “serious” and 5-10 as “moderate”. The index is a composite of the following three indicators: the proportion of the undernourished people as a percentage of the population; the prevalence of underweight children under the age of five years; and the mortality rate of children under the age of five years. The index is calculated in cooperation of several organizations, including the IFPRI, Welthungerhilfe and Concern. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000: Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population): The number of people that die from injuries out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's injury rate, but rather how fatal injuries are in each country.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
Drug access: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
Infant mortality > Female babies: Infant mortality rate for females under 1 year.
Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate: The number of people that die from noncommunicable diseases out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's noncommunicable disease rate, but rather how fatal noncommunicable diseases are in each country.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women: Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to current age specific mortality rates."
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted using 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates."
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average male BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Total population
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million: Total adults smoking. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people: Total number of live births. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Intestinal diseases death rate: Death rate from intestinal infectious diseases
Units: Deaths/100,000 Population
Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for WHO code B01 for all age groups by sex. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data for the country in that particular year. The death rates were standardized utilizing the age structure for the population of Canada. See page 22 of the2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
Teenage mother birth rate: Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Dependency ratio per 100: Dependency ratio (per 100), 2003
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people): Dentistry personnel density (per 10 000 population).
Smoking rate > Women: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking."
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel: Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate: Percentage of live births that are delivered through a cesarean section, more commonly referred to as a c-section.
Contraception: % contraceptive prevalence 1995 - 2000. Data refer to married women aged 15-49, but the actual age range covered may vary across countries.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases: Number of reported cases of tetanus in newborns.
Diseases > Leprosy cases: Number of reported Leprosy cases.
Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy: Percentage of pregnant women who received at least four visits by a doctor or other highly specialized care provider.
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5: Prevalence of underweight children.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate: Male [%].
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid: Percentage of usual wages the country mandates employers to pay women on maternity leave. For instance, Italy requires employers to pay a woman 80% of her normal wages while off work after giving birth.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
Diseases > Measles cases: Number of reported measles cases.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate: Female [%].
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births: Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth, per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on fertility, birth attendants, and HIV prevalence."
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Females
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people: Number of reported tuberbculosis cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 - Males
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death. "
Death rates > Boys aged 1: Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000."
Births and maternity > Future births per million people: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Spending > Public: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms: Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms)."
Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate, 2003
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider: The method/s in which women receive an income during their maternity leave. Some countries put the responsibility solely on the employer, while others either include maternity leaves into their social welfare programs or use a combination of the two. Some countries do not have laws regarding maternity leave such as the United States and Papua New Guinea.
Infant mortality > Male babies: Infant mortality rate for males under 1 year.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Females
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).
Respiratory disease child death rate: Child death rate from respiratory diseases
Units: Deaths/100,000 Population Aged 0-14
Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for WHO codes B31 and B320, and B321, by sex and by age. These were then combined with UN Population Division population data broken down by age group to produce rates. See page 22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14: Population with HIV/AIDS (estimate).
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people: Number of reported Leprosy cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people: Number of reported cases of tetanus in newborns. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases: Number of all reported tetanus cases.
Diseases > Pertussis cases: Number of reported pertussis cases. Pertussis is commonly called whooping cough.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females: Probability of females dying before reaching the age of 5. (2003)
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars: Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2002
Spending > Private: Private expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP 1998.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24: Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24). Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
Private health spending > % of GDP: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations."
Public health spending > % of government spending: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - TB
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total: Health - % of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 2002 - Total
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Urban
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt: Health - Nutrition - % of households consuming iodized salt (1997-2002)
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: stunting moderate & severe
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: wasting moderate & severe
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males: Life expectancy at birth (years) 2003 - Males
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life: Abortion laws by grounds on which abortion is permitted.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling."
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5: Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5). Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total: Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Female adults with HIV (% of population ages 15+ with HIV). Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.
Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months: Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months). Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health: Out-of-pocket health expenditure (% of total expenditure on health). Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Female adults with HIV refers to the percentage of women of those ages 15-49 infected with HIV.
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP: Health expenditure, private (% of GDP). Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
Female headed households > % of households with a female head: Female headed households (% of households with a female head). Female headed households shows the percentage of households with a female head.
Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months: Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV: Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population with HIV.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases."
Public health spending > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds."
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health: Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure: Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5: Prevalence of child malnutrition (weight for age) is the percentage of children under five whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median reference standard for their age as established by the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Figures are based on children under age three, four, and five years of age, depending on the country.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP: Health expenditure, total (% of GDP). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, 2002
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Death rates > Girls aged 1: Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000."
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure: Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people: Number of reported measles cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms: Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms). Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms).
Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure: Health expenditure, public (% of government expenditure). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
Health expenditure, public > % of GDP: Health expenditure, public (% of GDP). Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths: Completeness of infant death reporting is the number of infant deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of infant deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.
Teenage mothers > % of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant: Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant). Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health: Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, 2002
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine."
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months: Child immunisation measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths: Completeness of total death reporting is the number of total deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of total deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5: Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age (stunting) is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Public health spending > % of total health spending: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organisations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation."
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births: Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred."
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure."
Health spending > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation."
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people: Number of all reported tetanus cases. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - DPT3
Drinking water availability %: Coverage estimates shown are derived from information collected from two main sources: assessment questionnaires and household surveys. Assessment questionnaires were sent to all WHO country representatives, to be completed in liaison with local UNICEF st
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Total
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Rural.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural: Health - % of population using adequate sanitation facilities 2000 - Rural
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Urban
Births with health staff: Births attended by skilled health staff. Definitions of skilled health staff may vary across countries. Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified or to a running average for a series of years surrounding the period 1995 to 2000.
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months: Health - Nutrition - % of children (1995-2002) who are: still breastfeeding (20-23 months)
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5: Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.
Nutrition > Consumption of iodized salt > % of households: Consumption of iodized salt refers to the percentage of households that use edible salt fortified with iodine.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %: Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%). Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24: Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24). Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total: Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women who smoke cigarettes. The age range varies among countries but in most is 18 and older or 15 and older.
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population: Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
Improved water source > % of population with access: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international organisations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organisations. These resources are part of total health expenditure."
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health: Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in-kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part of private health expenditure.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: underweight moderate & severe
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total: Health - % of population using improved drinking water sources 2000 - Total
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP: Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2002
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Measles
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS: DOTS detection rate is the percentage of estimated new infectious tuberculosis cases detected under the directly observed treatment, short course case detection and treatment strategy.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3: Health - % immunized 2002 1-year-old children - Polio3
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5: Prevalence of child malnutrition (height for age) is the percentage of children under five whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0 to 59 months. For children up to two years of age, height is measured by recumbent length. For older children, height is measured by stature while standing. The reference population adopted by the WHO in 1983, is based on children from the United States, who are assumed to be well nourished.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed."
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns."
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI: Compares the ratio of male to female BMI by countries, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49: Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total: Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health: External resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international organizations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organizations. These resources are part of total health expenditure.

SHOW ALL

LESS

SHARE TWEET EMBED

STAT	Paraguay	Philippines
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	28.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 18% more than Philippines	24.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth	27.9 Ranked 20th.	28.8 Ranked 12th. 3% more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Future births	127.88 Ranked 93th.	2,130.51 Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate	1.85% Ranked 116th.	1.86% Ranked 110th. About the same as Paraguay
Deaths > Percent deaths registered	75-89	75-89
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population)	138 Ranked 74th. 48% more than Philippines	93 Ranked 164th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	1.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 20% more than Philippines	1 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th.
Infant mortality rate > Total	23.02 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 84th. 19% more than Philippines	19.34 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 98th.
Life expectancy > Men	71 years Ranked 29th. 8% more than Philippines	66 years Ranked 82nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	76.19 years Ranked 73th. 6% more than Philippines	71.66 years Ranked 129th.
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years	74.36 Ranked 112th. 3% more than Philippines	71.9 Ranked 129th.
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years	69.97 Ranked 99th. 8% more than Philippines	65.05 Ranked 133th.
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years	72.11 Ranked 107th. 5% more than Philippines	68.39 Ranked 131st.
Physicians > Per 1,000 people	1.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	1.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 5% more than Paraguay
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	69.4% Ranked 59th. 3% more than Philippines	67.2% Ranked 68th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman	3.67 births per woman Ranked 52nd. 15% more than Philippines	3.2 births per woman Ranked 66th.
Infant mortality rate	26.67 Ranked 75th. 10% more than Philippines	24.24 Ranked 84th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita	2.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Philippines	0.112 per 1,000 people Ranked 92nd.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate	18.8 Ranked 87th.	23.5 Ranked 76th. 25% more than Paraguay
Life expectancy > Women	75 years Ranked 35th. 3% more than Philippines	73 years Ranked 78th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	1.3 Ranked 19th. 23% more than Philippines	1.06 Ranked 95th.
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI)	25.32 Ranked 48th. 13% more than Philippines	22.35 Ranked 131st.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS	13,000 Ranked 90th. 49% more than Philippines	8,700 Ranked 102nd.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	63.32 births Ranked 62nd. 80% more than Philippines	35.22 births Ranked 99th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	78.2% Ranked 71st. 3% more than Philippines	75.7% Ranked 83th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants	3,898 Ranked 19th.	21,659 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Expenditure per capita > Current US$	88.4$ Ranked 109th. 2 times more than Philippines	36.1$ Ranked 133th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage	22.3% Ranked 32nd. 38% more than Philippines	16.2% Ranked 45th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population	1.5 million Ranked 47th.	15.6 million Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Paraguay
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index	6.3 Ranked 56th.	13.2 Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$	$351.91 Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Philippines	$96.51 Ranked 136th.
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate	63 Ranked 18th. 19% more than Philippines	53 Ranked 27th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	45 Ranked 110th.	265 Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people	0.224 million Ranked 31st. 39% more than Philippines	0.161 million Ranked 43th.
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate	27.2 Ranked 10th. 13% more than Philippines	24 Ranked 8th.
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate	99 per 100,000 live births Ranked 70th. The same as Philippines	99 per 100,000 live births Ranked 71st.
Maternal mortality	190 per 100,000 Ranked 47th. 12% more than Philippines	170 per 100,000 Ranked 49th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people	1.11 Ranked 50th.	1.15 Ranked 47th. 4% more than Paraguay
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita	8.32 million Ranked 6th. 133 times more than Philippines	62,350.99 Ranked 44th.
Death rates > Children under 5	22.6 Ranked 89th.	33.1 Ranked 73th. 46% more than Paraguay
Death rates > Women	124.54 Ranked 73th. 22% more than Philippines	101.98 Ranked 93th.
Death rates > Men	172.22 Ranked 86th. 11% more than Philippines	155.82 Ranked 99th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths	600 Ranked 71st.	720 Ranked 75th. 20% more than Paraguay
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day	210 Ranked 69th.	240 Ranked 49th. 14% more than Paraguay
Tobacco > Total adult smokers	14.8% Ranked 104th.	32.4% Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Number of births	151,360 Ranked 13th.	2.13 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Paraguay
Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight	3.4% Ranked 26th.	20.7% Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Probability of not reaching 40	8.7% Ranked 76th.	8.9% Ranked 75th. 2% more than Paraguay
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years	71.45 years Ranked 83th. 1% more than Philippines	71.04 years Ranked 91st.
HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita	0.106 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Philippines	0.009 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15	79.4 Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Philippines	50.7 Ranked 9th.
Life expectancy > Male	69.84 Ranked 84th. About the same as Philippines	69.65 Ranked 87th.
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people	1.79 Ranked 11th.	6 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Paraguay
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU	55.66 trillion Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Philippines	6.03 trillion Ranked 23th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000	2.05 Ranked 79th. 22 times more than Philippines	0.0947 Ranked 129th.
Death rates > Infants	19.4 Ranked 90th.	26.2 Ranked 75th. 35% more than Paraguay
Life expectancy at birth > Female	78.93 years Ranked 80th. 6% more than Philippines	74.74 years Ranked 127th.
Life expectancy > Female	74.04 Ranked 101st.	74.13 Ranked 100th. About the same as Paraguay
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	52 Ranked 95th. Twice as much as Philippines	26 Ranked 119th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy	96.3% Ranked 16th. 6% more than Philippines	91.1% Ranked 21st.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	343 Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Philippines	153 Ranked 121st.
Spending > Per person	86 Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Philippines	37 Ranked 90th.
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5	18.3% Ranked 3rd.	33.8% Ranked 8th. 85% more than Paraguay
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles	93% Ranked 101st. 18% more than Philippines	79% Ranked 153th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes	0.3% Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Philippines	0.1% Ranked 140th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male	73.59 years Ranked 75th. 7% more than Philippines	68.72 years Ranked 133th.
Malaria cases > Per 100,000	124 Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Philippines	15 Ranked 76th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years	73.77 years Ranked 92nd. 1% more than Philippines	73.24 years Ranked 96th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range	(74.70-76.40)	(72.80-74.80)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population	61.9 Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Philippines	59.3 Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population)	278 Ranked 128th.	320 Ranked 112th. 15% more than Paraguay
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people	1.79 Ranked 10th.	6.12 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Paraguay
Health spending per capita	113.92 Ranked 115th. 82% more than Philippines	62.6 Ranked 131st.
Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care	96.3% Ranked 4th. 6% more than Philippines	91% Ranked 9th.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI)	24.81 Ranked 41st. 13% more than Philippines	21.96 Ranked 117th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index per million people	1.07 Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Philippines	0.125 Ranked 44th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years	69.24 years Ranked 80th. About the same as Philippines	68.93 years Ranked 83th.
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	43 Ranked 89th.	226 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Paraguay
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population)	74 Ranked 84th. 25% more than Philippines	59 Ranked 110th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000	0.106 Ranked 57th. 12 times more than Philippines	0.00908 Ranked 93th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men	72.56 Ranked 80th.	73.41 Ranked 76th. 1% more than Paraguay
Drug access	0.0 Ranked 154th.	50% Ranked 128th.
Infant mortality > Female babies	30.4 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 79th. 33% more than Philippines	22.8 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 94th.
Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate	602 Ranked 121st.	620 Ranked 118th. 3% more than Paraguay
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people	713.84 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Philippines	235.71 Ranked 7th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women	79.39 Ranked 104th.	82.19 Ranked 85th. 4% more than Paraguay
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $	$252.90 Ranked 105th. 94% more than Philippines	$130.15 Ranked 125th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI)	25.83 Ranked 70th. 14% more than Philippines	22.73 Ranked 133th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population	72 Ranked 64th. 6% more than Philippines	68 Ranked 103th.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million	2.51% Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Philippines	0.378% Ranked 104th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people	27.17 Ranked 10th. 13% more than Philippines	23.94 Ranked 7th.
Intestinal diseases death rate	16% Ranked 57th. 16% more than Philippines	13.78% Ranked 69th.
Teenage mother birth rate	13.2 Ranked 8th. 33% more than Philippines	9.9 Ranked 4th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	68.42 per 100,000 people Ranked 95th.	291.23 per 100,000 people Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Paraguay
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index	0.681 Ranked 103th. 4% more than Philippines	0.654 Ranked 109th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys	2,219 Ranked 18th.	12,503 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Paraguay
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people	406.36 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Philippines	136.07 Ranked 4th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes	105 Ranked 113th.	121 Ranked 101st. 15% more than Paraguay
Dependency ratio per 100	73 Ranked 63th. 11% more than Philippines	66 Ranked 75th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people)	6	6
Smoking rate > Women	14 Ranked 54th. 27% more than Philippines	11 Ranked 60th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases	1,276 Ranked 89th.	86,566 Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel	81.9% Ranked 39th. 32% more than Philippines	62.2% Ranked 43th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate	33% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Philippines	10% Ranked 80th.
Contraception	57% Ranked 34th. 24% more than Philippines	46% Ranked 51st.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases	0.0 Ranked 129th.	121 Ranked 9th.
Diseases > Leprosy cases	403 Ranked 29th.	2,514 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Infant mortality rate > Female	18.91 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 90th. 13% more than Philippines	16.71 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy	90.5% Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Philippines	77.8% Ranked 9th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5	4% Ranked 16th.	30% Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Paraguay
Tobacco > Male smoking rate	33 Ranked 72nd.	42 Ranked 41st. 27% more than Paraguay
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15	13000	12000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest	Illegal	Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid	50% Ranked 162nd.	100% Ranked 87th. Twice as much as Paraguay
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls	1,662 Ranked 18th.	9,156 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Paraguay
Diseases > Measles cases	0.0 Ranked 153th.	530 Ranked 29th.
Life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.	2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate	14.8 Ranked 54th. 51% more than Philippines	9.8 Ranked 65th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births	95 Ranked 70th. 1% more than Philippines	94 Ranked 72nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females	64.2 Ranked 71st. 4% more than Philippines	61.5 Ranked 102nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males	105 Ranked 113th.	121 Ranked 101st. 15% more than Paraguay
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people	208.32 Ranked 85th.	974.01 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Paraguay
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males	59.6 Ranked 81st. 4% more than Philippines	57.1 Ranked 109th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country	310 Ranked 100th.	320 Ranked 98th. 3% more than Paraguay
Death rates > Boys aged 1	9.6 Ranked 4th.	10 Ranked 8th. 4% more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Future births per million people	23.75 Ranked 68th.	24.72 Ranked 63th. 4% more than Paraguay
Spending > Public	1.7%	1.6% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms	75% Ranked 100th. 38% more than Philippines	54.25% Ranked 139th.
Total fertility rate	3.8 Ranked 62nd. 23% more than Philippines	3.1 Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider	Social security	Social security or employer
Infant mortality > Male babies	40.4 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 74th. 24% more than Philippines	32.5 deaths per 1000 live births Ranked 88th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health	Illegal	Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females	75 Ranked 66th. 6% more than Philippines	71 Ranked 106th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females	105 Ranked 113th.	121 Ranked 101st. 15% more than Paraguay
Respiratory disease child death rate	20.03	46.49
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14	3500	3400
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	65.79 Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Philippines	28.29 Ranked 37th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people	0.0 Ranked 126th.	1.36 Ranked 30th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases	10 Ranked 63th.	1,261 Ranked 3rd. 126 times more than Paraguay
Diseases > Pertussis cases	8 Ranked 95th.	17 Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	31 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th.	37 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th. 19% more than Paraguay
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	131 Ranked 105th. 2 times more than Philippines	59 Ranked 132nd.
Spending > Private	3.6% Ranked 26th. 71% more than Philippines	2.1% Ranked 71st.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24	0.3% Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Philippines	0.1% Ranked 99th.
Private health spending > % of GDP	3.29% Ranked 44th. 31% more than Philippines	2.52% Ranked 76th.
Public health spending > % of government spending	11.92% Ranked 74th. 78% more than Philippines	6.71% Ranked 154th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	65 Ranked 144th.	75 Ranked 126th. 15% more than Paraguay
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	100 Ranked 46th. The same as Philippines	100 Ranked 62nd.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992	18% Ranked 60th.	26% Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Paraguay
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003	15% Ranked 55th.	19% Ranked 49th. 27% more than Paraguay
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	94 Ranked 71st. 1% more than Philippines	93 Ranked 80th.
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt	83 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Philippines	24 Ranked 90th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	11 Ranked 105th.	30 Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Paraguay
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	1 Ranked 124th.	6 Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment	Illegal	Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males	69 Ranked 66th. 6% more than Philippines	65 Ranked 109th.
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	51% Ranked 1st.	55% Ranked 5th. 8% more than Paraguay
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life	Legal	Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	11% Ranked 67th.	15% Ranked 55th. 36% more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access	90% Ranked 90th. 13% more than Philippines	80% Ranked 114th.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access	86% Ranked 111th.	91% Ranked 95th. 6% more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access	99% Ranked 68th. 6% more than Philippines	93% Ranked 127th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5	30.17% Ranked 60th. 45% more than Philippines	20.8% Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total	68.59% Ranked 109th. 13% more than Philippines	60.79% Ranked 126th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	42.9% Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Philippines	15.1% Ranked 147th.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	96.3% Ranked 14th. 23% more than Philippines	78% Ranked 10th.
Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49	0.38% Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Philippines	0.1% Ranked 135th.
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	72.8% Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Philippines	48.9% Ranked 7th.
Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months	24.4% Ranked 16th.	27% Ranked 11th. 11% more than Paraguay
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health	56.14% Ranked 26th. About the same as Philippines	55.92% Ranked 27th.
Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	26.92% Ranked 86th.	28.33% Ranked 71st. 5% more than Paraguay
Health expenditure, private > % of GDP	5.97% Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Philippines	2.72% Ranked 78th.
Female headed households > % of households with a female head	17% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Philippines	16.6% Ranked 10th.
Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months	21.9% Ranked 11th.	34% Ranked 8th. 55% more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access	40% Ranked 113th.	69% Ranked 88th. 73% more than Paraguay
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV	29% Ranked 77th. 8% more than Philippines	26.83% Ranked 113th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people	47.49 Ranked 100th.	280 Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Public health spending > % of GDP	2.42% Ranked 129th. 81% more than Philippines	1.34% Ranked 166th.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	61.9% Ranked 33th. 1% more than Philippines	61% Ranked 35th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	88.6% Ranked 97th. 14% more than Philippines	77.7% Ranked 134th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5	4.6% Ranked 21st.	27.6% Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people	304.36 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Philippines	99.64 Ranked 7th.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP	9.72% Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Philippines	4.07% Ranked 158th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	2.1% Ranked 88th.	2.8% Ranked 83th. 33% more than Paraguay
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access	61% Ranked 74th. 3% more than Philippines	59% Ranked 79th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access	94% Ranked 70th. 18% more than Philippines	80% Ranked 100th.
Death rates > Girls aged 1	11.9 Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Philippines	9 Ranked 7th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure	38.56% Ranked 158th. 16% more than Philippines	33.33% Ranked 167th.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people	0.0 Ranked 150th.	5.96 Ranked 64th.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total	19.62% Ranked 87th.	30.74% Ranked 64th. 57% more than Paraguay
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms	81% Ranked 92nd.	84% Ranked 80th. 4% more than Paraguay
Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure	16.44% Ranked 27th. 86% more than Philippines	8.85% Ranked 136th.
Health expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.75% Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Philippines	1.36% Ranked 179th.
Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access	99% Ranked 68th. 14% more than Philippines	87% Ranked 137th.
Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access	68% Ranked 114th.	82% Ranked 81st. 21% more than Paraguay
Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	75% Ranked 154th.	79% Ranked 149th. 5% more than Paraguay
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths	10.86% Ranked 16th.	39.35% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Paraguay
Teenage mothers > % of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant	11.6% Ranked 9th. 17% more than Philippines	9.9% Ranked 10th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	11.4% Ranked 40th.	17.9% Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months	92% Ranked 104th. 6% more than Philippines	87% Ranked 122nd.
Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	91% Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Philippines	88% Ranked 117th.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths	57.65% Ranked 13th.	100% Ranked 1st. 73% more than Paraguay
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5	18.3% Ranked 3rd.	27.9% Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Paraguay
Public health spending > % of total health spending	42.39% Ranked 145th. 22% more than Philippines	34.69% Ranked 158th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births	9% Ranked 14th.	20.3% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Paraguay
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	97.02% Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Philippines	83.71% Ranked 92nd.
Health spending > % of GDP	5.71% Ranked 103th. 48% more than Philippines	3.85% Ranked 153th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people	1.63 Ranked 41st.	14.19 Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Paraguay
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	77 Ranked 139th. 10% more than Philippines	70 Ranked 152nd.
Drinking water availability %	78% Ranked 93th.	86% Ranked 71st. 10% more than Paraguay
Infant mortality rate > Male	26.94 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 80th. 23% more than Philippines	21.84 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 98th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	94 Ranked 51st. 13% more than Philippines	83 Ranked 73th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	59 Ranked 101st.	79 Ranked 65th. 34% more than Paraguay
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	93 Ranked 47th. 35% more than Philippines	69 Ranked 74th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	93 Ranked 87th. 2% more than Philippines	91 Ranked 97th.
Births with health staff	58% Ranked 73th. 4% more than Philippines	56% Ranked 75th.
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	15 Ranked 86th.	23 Ranked 71st. 53% more than Paraguay
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5	6.3% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	2% Ranked 2nd.
Nutrition > Consumption of iodized salt > % of households	94.4% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Philippines	44.5% Ranked 20th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults	23.4% Ranked 29th.	40.5% Ranked 12th. 73% more than Paraguay
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > %	39.34% Ranked 39th.	42.5% Ranked 1st. 8% more than Paraguay
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24	0.2% Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as Philippines	0.1% Ranked 98th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total	11.79% Ranked 25th. 39% more than Philippines	8.47% Ranked 69th.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults	6.8% Ranked 27th.	7.6% Ranked 25th. 12% more than Paraguay
Expenditure > Total > % of GDP	7.7% Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Philippines	3.4% Ranked 167th.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population	15% Ranked 59th.	18% Ranked 56th. 20% more than Paraguay
Improved water source > % of population with access	86% Ranked 97th. 1% more than Philippines	85% Ranked 101st.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.13% Ranked 98th.	1.29% Ranked 94th. 14% more than Paraguay
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	72.2% Ranked 140th.	77.9% Ranked 124th. 8% more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	70% Ranked 101st.	76% Ranked 94th. 9% more than Paraguay
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	5 Ranked 115th.	28 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Paraguay
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	78 Ranked 96th.	86 Ranked 75th. 10% more than Paraguay
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	8.4% Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Philippines	2.9% Ranked 179th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	82 Ranked 114th. 12% more than Philippines	73 Ranked 141st.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS	32.69% Ranked 154th.	75.03% Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Paraguay
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	78 Ranked 139th. 11% more than Philippines	70 Ranked 152nd.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5	13.9% Ranked 9th.	32.1% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	82.49% Ranked 64th.	88.96% Ranked 24th. 8% more than Paraguay
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	81.9% Ranked 21st. 32% more than Philippines	62.2% Ranked 24th.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care	94.2% Ranked 5th. 8% more than Philippines	87.6% Ranked 10th.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	83.42% Ranked 67th.	86.69% Ranked 43th. 4% more than Paraguay
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	80% Ranked 74th. 11% more than Philippines	72% Ranked 85th.
Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI	1.04 Ranked 113th. 1% more than Philippines	1.03 Ranked 135th.
Unmet need for contraception > % of married women ages 15-49	15% Ranked 3rd.	17.3% Ranked 6th. 15% more than Paraguay
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	77.1% Ranked 18th. 29% more than Philippines	59.8% Ranked 36th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP	2.59% Ranked 118th. 92% more than Philippines	1.35% Ranked 167th.
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	1.9% Ranked 91st.	3.6% Ranked 78th. 89% more than Paraguay

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organisation, OECD, supplemented by country data.; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Welthungerhilfe, IFPRI, and Concern Worldwide. 2013. 2013 Global Hunger Index . Issue Brief No. 79. Washington, DC. p. 1.; World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database/DataExplorerRegime.aspx for the most recent updates).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Level & Trends in Child Mortality. Report 2010. Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD).; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de] downloaded on Dec. 10, 2009.; Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food Security Statistics (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/en/).; World Health Organization2005; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys by UNICEF.; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables), (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization, Global Atlas of the Health Workforce. For latest updates and metadata, see http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/.; World Bank national accounts data; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNHDR; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy (Life expectancy at birth (years), Global Burden of Disease) (Das, Pamela; Samarasekera, Udani (2012). "The story of GBD 2010: a "super-human" effort" . The Lancet 380 (9859): 2067–2070. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62174-6 . Wang, Haidong; Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura; Lofgren, Katherine T; Rajaratnam, Julie Knoll; Marcus, Jacob R; Levin-Rector, Alison; Levitz, Carly E; Lopez, Alan D; Murray, Christopher JL (2012). "Age-specific and sex-specific mortality in 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet 380 (9859): 2071–2094. doi : 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61719-X ., ); World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organisation National Health Account database (www.who.int/nha/en) supplemented by country data.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.; Welthungerhilfe, IFPRI, and Concern Worldwide. 2013. 2013 Global Hunger Index . Issue Brief No. 79. Washington, DC. p. 1. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm.; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; World Health Organization2005. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Prevalence of tobacco consumption (Rates) (WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, pp.278–287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.67. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.68. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.268–287.); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy; Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990-2008. Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Maternal Mortality: Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank; Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International, Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys by UNICEF, Reproductive Health Surveys by U.S. Center for Disease Control, and Family Health Surveys by Pan Arab Project for Family Health. See footnotes for a source.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; The World Health Report 2001; UNAIDS estimates.; UNICEF; Wikipedia: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment; Food and Agriculture Organisation (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm).; World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; World Health Organization, Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia.; Derived based on the data from WHO's World Health Statistics.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International.; Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International.; UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; The United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report and the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.; WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunisation_monitoring/routine/en/).; World Health Organisation, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO 2002a; United Nations Children's Fund, State of the World's Children.

SHOW ALL

LESS

Citation

Compare Paraguay and Philippines in

Agriculture	Environment	Media
Background	Geography	Military
Conflict	Government	People
Cost of living	Health	Religion
Crime	Import	Sports
Culture	Industry	Terrorism
Economy	Labor	Transport
Education	Language	Travel
Energy	Lifestyle	Weather

Health Stats: compare key data on Paraguay & Philippines

Definitions

Citation

Compare Paraguay and Philippines in

Factoid #257

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Definitions

APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT Citation

Compare Paraguay and Philippines in

Factoid #257

Related Sectors

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Embed content

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

Citation