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Health Stats: compare key data on Peru & United States

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STAT Peru United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 22.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 60% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.4
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 367.01
Ranked 61st.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Peru

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.82%
Ranked 169th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Peru

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 163
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Peru

Life expectancy > Men 72 years
Ranked 20th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Peru
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 72.47 years
Ranked 123th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Peru

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 76.98
Ranked 90th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Peru

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 71.57
Ranked 78th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Peru

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.21
Ranked 84th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Peru

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 97% more than Peru

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 66.2%
Ranked 75th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Peru
Quality of health care system > Cost 62.5
Ranked 1st. 36% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 57.64
Ranked 1st.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Peru
Infant mortality rate > Total 22.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 50-74 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.74 births per woman
Ranked 80th. 34% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 3.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Peru

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 14.1
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 77 years
Ranked 25th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Peru
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 62.5
Ranked 1st.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Peru
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.4%
Ranked 72nd.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Peru

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 31.25
Ranked 1st.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 94% more than Peru
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.5
Ranked 17th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Peru

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.23
Ranked 51st.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Peru
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 75,000
Ranked 48th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Peru

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 52.68 births
Ranked 77th. 6% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 75.2%
Ranked 87th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Peru
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 75
Ranked 1st.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Peru
Deaths > Deaths of infants 14,015
Ranked 9th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Peru

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 103.7$
Ranked 105th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Peru

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $288.95
Ranked 99th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Peru

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 72
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 62.5
Ranked 1st.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Peru
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 95
Ranked 71st. 26 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 18.6
Ranked 20th. 38% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 67 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 270 per 100,000
Ranked 38th. 34 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.17
Ranked 63th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Peru

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 9,632.46
Ranked 81st.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Peru

Death rates > Children under 5 21.3
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 100.94
Ranked 94th. 24% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 50
Ranked 1st.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Peru
Death rates > Men 163.97
Ranked 96th. 16% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 5,000
Ranked 38th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Peru

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 56.25
Ranked 1st.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Peru
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 250
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 518,315
Ranked 5th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Peru

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 4.1%
Ranked 13th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Peru

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 70.66 years
Ranked 97th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Peru

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.155 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 73.2
Ranked 1st. About the same as United States
72.9
Ranked 4th.

Life expectancy > Male 70.64
Ranked 74th.
76
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Peru

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.27
Ranked 93th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Peru

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 56.25
Ranked 1st.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Peru
Access to sanitation 94%
Ranked 42nd.
100%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Peru
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 288.86 billion
Ranked 55th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Peru

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.59
Ranked 71st.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 51% more than Peru

Death rates > Infants 19.4
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 74.48 years
Ranked 129th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Peru

Life expectancy > Female 76.02
Ranked 86th.
81
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Peru

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 18
Ranked 138th.
52
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Peru
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 226
Ranked 106th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Peru
Spending > Per person 141
Ranked 61st.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Peru
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 31.3%
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 96%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.4%
Ranked 76th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 75% more than Peru

Life expectancy at birth > Male 70.55 years
Ranked 111th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Peru

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 96% more than Peru
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 73.31 years
Ranked 95th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Peru

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 61
Ranked 85th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Peru
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (76.10-79.00) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 173
Ranked 167th.
179
Ranked 162nd. 3% more than Peru
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 20%
Ranked 8th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Peru
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.67
Ranked 5th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Peru

Births and maternity > All births of boys 338,592
Ranked 12th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Peru

Health spending per capita 160.39
Ranked 103th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Peru

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 94.3%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Peru
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.59
Ranked 51st.
27
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Peru
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 68.14 years
Ranked 91st.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Peru

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 94
Ranked 58th. 47 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 60
Ranked 106th. 20% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.173
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 73.44
Ranked 74th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Peru

Drug access 50%
Ranked 110th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Peru
Infant mortality > Female babies 26.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 87th. 4 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 534
Ranked 134th. 19% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 517.67
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United States
79.36
Ranked 33th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 82.54
Ranked 82nd.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Peru

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $326.87
Ranked 97th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Peru

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.87
Ranked 66th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Peru
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 70
Ranked 88th.
77
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Peru
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 18.49
Ranked 19th. 37% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 22.25%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 1.5
Ranked 40th.
9
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Peru

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 171.54 per 100,000 people
Ranked 59th. 38 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 12.5%
Ranked 9th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.727
Ranked 84th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 19% more than Peru
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 98
Ranked 120th. 23% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 62
Ranked 81st. 22% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 16
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 17,796
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 85%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Peru

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 0.5%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 23%
Ranked 36th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Peru

Contraception 64%
Ranked 20th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Peru
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 4
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 19.77 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 7%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 91000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 135th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 98
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 62.4
Ranked 90th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Peru
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 98
Ranked 120th. 23% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 628.2
Ranked 30th. 39 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 12.5%
Ranked 9th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 12%
Ranked 8th.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Peru
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 59.6
Ranked 80th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Peru
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 370
Ranked 92nd.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Peru
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.35
Ranked 66th.
0.61
Ranked 54th. 74% more than Peru
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0554
Ranked 56th. 61% more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 20.75
Ranked 88th. 51% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 2.4% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 93.77%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 2.8
Ranked 84th. 33% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 33.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Children living with AIDS 1,500
Ranked 47th.
10,000
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Peru
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 73
Ranked 85th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Peru
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 98
Ranked 120th. 23% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 13%
Ranked 5th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Peru
Respiratory disease child death rate 66.26 (est) 40.43 (est)
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 5.58
Ranked 30th.
17.3
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Peru
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 26000 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.141
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 51
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 47
Ranked 64th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 186 times more than Peru
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 113
Ranked 109th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Peru
Spending > Private 3.8%
Ranked 22nd.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Peru
Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.7%
Ranked 128th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Peru

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 89%
Ranked 130th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Peru

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 65%
Ranked 119th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 54% more than Peru

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 84%
Ranked 130th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 14% more than Peru

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 29.8%
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 125th.
11
Ranked 70th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 36%
Ranked 123th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Peru

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 79.83%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Peru
Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.38%
Ranked 90th. 36% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.3%
Ranked 66th. The same as United States
0.3%
Ranked 65th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 120
Ranked 69th. 25 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.5%
Ranked 70th.
0.6%
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Peru

Public health spending > % of GDP 2.49%
Ranked 126th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Peru

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 79
Ranked 103th.
100
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Peru
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 30th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
Drinking water availability % 80%
Ranked 85th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Peru
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 54.27%
Ranked 14th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Peru
Public health spending > % of total health spending 58.39%
Ranked 97th. 28% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 79.4%
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 7.1%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 62
Ranked 95th.
100
Ranked 9th. 61% more than Peru
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 49
Ranked 87th.
100
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Peru
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 87
Ranked 110th.
100
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Peru
Births with health staff 56%
Ranked 74th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Peru
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 8.4%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 1.8
Ranked 39th. 27 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 89
Ranked 100th.
94
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Peru
Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 9.1%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 42.7%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 9.86%
Ranked 48th. 33% more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 12%
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 83%
Ranked 106th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Peru

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 79.2%
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.13%
Ranked 97th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 7
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 80
Ranked 88th.
100
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Peru
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 4.4%
Ranked 141st.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Peru
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 95
Ranked 57th. 4% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 86.03%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 90
Ranked 98th. The same as United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 25.4%
Ranked 24th. 23 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 68%
Ranked 104th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Peru

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 91.76%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than United States
85.5%
Ranked 43th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 74%
Ranked 109th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Peru

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.7%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Peru
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 89.64%
Ranked 29th. 48% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 63%
Ranked 94th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Peru

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 73.4%
Ranked 20th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Peru

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 1.92%
Ranked 143th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Peru

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 93 >90
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 6.81%
Ranked 110th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 37% more than Peru
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 52.5%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 1.66
Ranked 83th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 17 times more than Peru
Births and maternity > All births of girls 322,469
Ranked 12th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Peru

Life expectancy > 95% range (76.10-79.00) (80.50-80.60)
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 7%
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 50.4%
Ranked 5th. 39 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 60.31%
Ranked 127th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 44% more than Peru
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 31.6%
Ranked 84th. 60% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.57%
Ranked 70th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Peru

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 68.9%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 80%
Ranked 140th.
93%
Ranked 83th. 16% more than Peru

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 100%
Ranked 7th. 15% more than United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 38.35%
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.57%
Ranked 69th. 14% more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.11%
Ranked 115th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Peru

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.77%
Ranked 118th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Peru

Public health spending > % of government spending 15.59%
Ranked 32nd.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Peru

Infant mortality rate > Male 24.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 17.2%
Ranked 34th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 25
Ranked 58th. 13 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 1
Ranked 123th. The same as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 79th.
75
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Peru
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 123th.
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 13.97
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 14.67
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 15%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 81%
Ranked 111th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Peru

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 82%
Ranked 118th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 21% more than Peru

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 90%
Ranked 137th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Peru

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 88th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.18%
Ranked 103th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Peru

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