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Health Stats: compare key data on Philippines & Sri Lanka

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STAT Philippines Sri Lanka HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 24.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 32% more than Sri Lanka
18.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.8
Ranked 12th.
29.3
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Future births 2,130.51
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
222.33
Ranked 79th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.86%
Ranked 110th.
1.87%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Philippines

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Philippines

Human height > Average female height 1.502 m (4 ft 11 in) 1.514 m (4 ft 11 ⁄ 2 in)
Human height > Average male height 1.619 m (5 ft 3 ⁄ 2 in) 1.636 m (5 ft 4 ⁄ 2 in)
Life expectancy > Men 66 years
Ranked 82nd.
72 years
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Philippines
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 71.66 years
Ranked 129th.
75.73 years
Ranked 80th. 6% more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 71.9
Ranked 129th.
77.06
Ranked 88th. 7% more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 65.05
Ranked 133th.
70.89
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 68.39
Ranked 131st.
73.9
Ranked 89th. 8% more than Philippines

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
0.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Quality of health care system > Cost 65.74
Ranked 25th.
85
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Philippines
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 70.98
Ranked 18th.
76.67
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Philippines
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 67.2%
Ranked 68th.
71.8%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Philippines
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 93
Ranked 164th.
114
Ranked 130th. 23% more than Philippines
Infant mortality rate > Total 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 98th. Twice as much as Sri Lanka
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 145th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 75-89 50-74
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.2 births per woman
Ranked 66th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
1.91 births per woman
Ranked 126th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.112 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
0.187 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 67% more than Philippines
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 23.5
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
8.3
Ranked 137th.

Life expectancy > Women 73 years
Ranked 78th.
78 years
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Philippines
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.08
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sri Lanka
1.08
Ranked 5th.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 69.64
Ranked 24th.
80
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Philippines
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 62.04
Ranked 9th.
70
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Philippines
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.06
Ranked 95th.
3.1
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Philippines

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.35
Ranked 131st. 9% more than Sri Lanka
20.51
Ranked 167th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 8,700
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
2,800
Ranked 125th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 35.22 births
Ranked 99th. 94% more than Sri Lanka
18.16 births
Ranked 139th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 75.7%
Ranked 83th.
82.8%
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Philippines
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 78.26
Ranked 32nd.
100
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Philippines
Deaths > Deaths of infants 21,659
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
3,362
Ranked 12th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 36.1$
Ranked 133th.
42.5$
Ranked 129th. 18% more than Philippines

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 16.2%
Ranked 45th.
22.8%
Ranked 31st. 41% more than Philippines

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population 15.6 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
4.8 million
Ranked 24th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index 13.2
Ranked 46th.
15.6
Ranked 34th. 18% more than Philippines

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $96.51
Ranked 136th.
$96.55
Ranked 135th. The same as Philippines

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 53
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
24.3
Ranked 66th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 67.59
Ranked 23th.
75
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Philippines
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 265
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
66
Ranked 92nd.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people 0.161 million
Ranked 43th.
0.236 million
Ranked 28th. 46% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 24
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Sri Lanka
19.1
Ranked 12th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 99 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
35 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 112th.

Maternal mortality 170 per 100,000
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
60 per 100,000
Ranked 77th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.15
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
0.55
Ranked 32nd.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 62,350.99
Ranked 44th.
214,326.74
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Philippines

Death rates > Children under 5 33.1
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
14.7
Ranked 114th.

Death rates > Women 101.98
Ranked 93th. 32% more than Sri Lanka
77.33
Ranked 115th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 73.15
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Sri Lanka
60
Ranked 1st.
Death rates > Men 155.82
Ranked 99th.
195.8
Ranked 80th. 26% more than Philippines

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500
Ranked 71st. The same as Sri Lanka
500
Ranked 57th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 720
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
250
Ranked 91st.
Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 77.78
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
65
Ranked 1st.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 240
Ranked 49th.
250
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Number of births 2.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
386,573
Ranked 10th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 20.7%
Ranked 5th.
21.6%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Philippines

Probability of not reaching 40 8.9%
Ranked 75th. 53% more than Sri Lanka
5.8%
Ranked 92nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 71.04 years
Ranked 91st.
74.67 years
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Philippines

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.009 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 44% more than Philippines
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 50.7
Ranked 9th.
68.4
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Philippines

Life expectancy > Male 69.65
Ranked 87th.
70.43
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Philippines

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 6
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
1.93
Ranked 83th.

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 78.85
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Sri Lanka
70
Ranked 1st.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 6.03 trillion
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Sri Lanka
4.36 trillion
Ranked 27th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.0947
Ranked 129th.
0.137
Ranked 128th. 45% more than Philippines

Death rates > Infants 26.2
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
12.7
Ranked 116th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 74.74 years
Ranked 127th.
79.38 years
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Philippines

Life expectancy > Female 74.13
Ranked 100th.
78.01
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 26
Ranked 119th.
52
Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as Philippines
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 91.1%
Ranked 21st.
99.4%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Philippines

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 153
Ranked 121st. 17% more than Sri Lanka
131
Ranked 129th.
Spending > Per person 37
Ranked 90th. 28% more than Sri Lanka
29
Ranked 97th.
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 33.8%
Ranked 8th. 84% more than Sri Lanka
18.4%
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 5.26
Ranked 113th.
23.96
Ranked 84th. 5 times more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 193.66
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
88.55
Ranked 53th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 140th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 117th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 79%
Ranked 153th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth > Male 68.72 years
Ranked 133th.
72.21 years
Ranked 92nd. 5% more than Philippines

Malaria cases > Per 100,000 15
Ranked 76th.
1,110
Ranked 36th. 74 times more than Philippines
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 73.24 years
Ranked 96th.
77.38 years
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Philippines

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (72.80-74.80) (78.70-80.70)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 59.3
Ranked 103th.
61.6
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Philippines
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 320
Ranked 112th. 6% more than Sri Lanka
301
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 6.12
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
1.73
Ranked 24th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys 907,221
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
185,432
Ranked 18th.

Health spending per capita 62.6
Ranked 131st.
68.34
Ranked 128th. 9% more than Philippines

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91%
Ranked 9th.
99.4%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Philippines

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.96
Ranked 117th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
19.57
Ranked 172nd.
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index per million people 0.125
Ranked 44th.
0.72
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 68.93 years
Ranked 83th.
72.09 years
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Philippines

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 226
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
50
Ranked 77th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 59
Ranked 110th.
458
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Philippines
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.00908
Ranked 93th.
0.0133
Ranked 89th. 46% more than Philippines
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 73.41
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
70.53
Ranked 90th.

Drug access 50%
Ranked 128th.
95%
Ranked 1st. 90% more than Philippines
Infant mortality > Female babies 22.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
11.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 132nd.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 620
Ranked 118th.
681
Ranked 97th. 10% more than Philippines
Births and maternity > Twin births 15,997
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
1,606
Ranked 24th.

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 235.71
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Sri Lanka
166.3
Ranked 20th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 82.19
Ranked 85th.
86
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Philippines

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $130.15
Ranked 125th.
$179.38
Ranked 115th. 38% more than Philippines

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 68
Ranked 103th.
71
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Philippines
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.73
Ranked 133th. 6% more than Sri Lanka
21.44
Ranked 158th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 23.94
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Sri Lanka
19.29
Ranked 11th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 13.78%
Ranked 69th.
15.31%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Philippines
Teenage mother birth rate 9.9
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 10th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 291.23 per 100,000 people
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
60.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.654
Ranked 109th.
0.786
Ranked 57th. 20% more than Philippines
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 12,503
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
1,888
Ranked 11th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 136.07
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Sri Lanka
93.39
Ranked 16th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 121
Ranked 101st. 27% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Dependency ratio per 100 66
Ranked 75th. 43% more than Sri Lanka
46
Ranked 146th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 6 1
Smoking rate > Women 11
Ranked 60th. 37 times more than Sri Lanka
0.3
Ranked 132nd.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 86,566
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Sri Lanka
4,528
Ranked 56th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 62.2%
Ranked 43th.
98.6%
Ranked 28th. 59% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 10%
Ranked 80th.
24%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Philippines

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 121
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 16.71 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 98th. 93% more than Sri Lanka
8.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 141st.

Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy 77.8%
Ranked 9th.
92.5%
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Philippines
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 30%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
29%
Ranked 10th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 42
Ranked 41st. 39% more than Sri Lanka
30.2
Ranked 80th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 12000 5000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 87th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
86%
Ranked 122nd.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 9,156
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
1,474
Ranked 10th.

Births and maternity > Single births 1.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
341,607
Ranked 12th.

Diseases > Measles cases 530
Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
44
Ranked 59th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 9.8
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
2.6
Ranked 107th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 94
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
39
Ranked 99th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 61.5
Ranked 102nd.
64
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Philippines
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 121
Ranked 101st. 27% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 974.01
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
225.96
Ranked 82nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57.1
Ranked 109th.
59.2
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Philippines
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 320
Ranked 98th.
1,100
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Philippines
Death rates > Boys aged 1 10
Ranked 8th.
10.1
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Philippines
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 24.72
Ranked 63th. 35% more than Sri Lanka
18.33
Ranked 105th.

Spending > Public 1.6% (1999) 1.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 54.25%
Ranked 139th.
70%
Ranked 108th. 29% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Social security or employer Employer
Total fertility rate 3.1
Ranked 74th. 55% more than Sri Lanka
2
Ranked 120th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 32.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
13.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 135th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Illegal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 71
Ranked 106th.
75
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Philippines
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 121
Ranked 101st. 27% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 46.49 47.2 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 3400 <1000
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 1,261
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Sri Lanka
44
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 1.36
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 17
Ranked 84th.
0.0
Ranked 108th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 59
Ranked 132nd.
64
Ranked 129th. 8% more than Philippines
Spending > Private 2.1%
Ranked 71st. 17% more than Sri Lanka
1.8%
Ranked 81st.
Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 8.85%
Ranked 136th. 24% more than Sri Lanka
7.16%
Ranked 149th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.36%
Ranked 179th.
1.53%
Ranked 173th. 13% more than Philippines

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 87%
Ranked 137th.
98%
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Philippines

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 82%
Ranked 81st. 11% more than Sri Lanka
74%
Ranked 98th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 79%
Ranked 149th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Philippines

Teenage mothers > % of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant 9.9%
Ranked 10th. 98% more than Sri Lanka
5%
Ranked 10th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 87%
Ranked 122nd.
97%
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 88%
Ranked 117th.
96%
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Philippines

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 39.35%
Ranked 11th.
67.28%
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Philippines
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 83.71%
Ranked 92nd.
86.73%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Philippines

Health spending > % of GDP 3.85%
Ranked 153th.
4.2%
Ranked 141st. 9% more than Philippines

% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 93
Ranked 80th.
97
Ranked 51st. 4% more than Philippines
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 19%
Ranked 49th.
22%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than Philippines
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 26%
Ranked 42nd.
28%
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Philippines
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 40.5%
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Sri Lanka
23.2%
Ranked 30th.

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 62nd. The same as Sri Lanka
100
Ranked 2nd.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 61%
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Sri Lanka
51.3%
Ranked 67th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 75
Ranked 126th.
99
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Philippines
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 17.9%
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than Sri Lanka
1%
Ranked 84th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 83
Ranked 73th.
94
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Philippines
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 79
Ranked 65th. 13% more than Sri Lanka
70
Ranked 77th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 69
Ranked 74th.
93
Ranked 46th. 35% more than Philippines
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 91
Ranked 97th.
98
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Philippines
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months 23
Ranked 71st.
62
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Philippines
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Sri Lanka
92.44%
Ranked 23th.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 34.69%
Ranked 158th.
47.46%
Ranked 129th. 37% more than Philippines

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 20.3%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Sri Lanka
17.6%
Ranked 4th.

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 14.19
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
2.2
Ranked 36th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 70
Ranked 152nd.
98
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Philippines
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 99.64
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Sri Lanka
72.91
Ranked 14th.

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.07%
Ranked 158th. 19% more than Sri Lanka
3.43%
Ranked 175th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
10.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 149th.

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 7.6%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
1.7%
Ranked 34th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 3.4%
Ranked 167th.
4.3%
Ranked 142nd. 26% more than Philippines

Public health spending > % of government spending 6.71%
Ranked 154th.
8.48%
Ranked 132nd. 26% more than Philippines

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 77.9%
Ranked 124th.
84%
Ranked 106th. 8% more than Philippines

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 42.5%
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Sri Lanka
29.3%
Ranked 8th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 28
Ranked 27th.
29
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Philippines
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 86
Ranked 75th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
77
Ranked 100th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 2.9%
Ranked 179th.
3.7%
Ranked 162nd. 28% more than Philippines
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 73
Ranked 141st.
99
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Philippines
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 75.03%
Ranked 51st.
85.76%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Philippines

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 70
Ranked 152nd.
98
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Philippines
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 98th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 74th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 8.47%
Ranked 69th.
26.07%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 32.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
13.5%
Ranked 11th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.29%
Ranked 94th.
1.69%
Ranked 85th. 31% more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 76%
Ranked 94th.
91%
Ranked 71st. 20% more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 88.96%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
86.13%
Ranked 39th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 80%
Ranked 100th.
98%
Ranked 46th. 23% more than Philippines

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 3.6%
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
1.2%
Ranked 104th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 87.6%
Ranked 10th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Philippines

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 86.69%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
85.23%
Ranked 52nd.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 72%
Ranked 85th.
91%
Ranked 54th. 26% more than Philippines

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 33.33%
Ranked 167th.
44.65%
Ranked 144th. 34% more than Philippines

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.03
Ranked 135th.
1.1
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Philippines
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 5.56
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
0.607
Ranked 44th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 59.8%
Ranked 36th.
96%
Ranked 23th. 61% more than Philippines

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 1.35%
Ranked 167th.
1.96%
Ranked 141st. 45% more than Philippines

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 9.65%
Ranked 55th. 29% more than Sri Lanka
7.48%
Ranked 96th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 37
Ranked 46th.
54
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Philippines
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.191
Ranked 104th.
0.0
Ranked 108th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 838,364
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
177,983
Ranked 18th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (72.80-74.80) (78.70-80.70)
Diseases > Antiretroviral therapy coverage > % of people with advanced HIV infection 73%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
34%
Ranked 79th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 86%
Ranked 139th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Philippines

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 143th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Philippines

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 31%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
30%
Ranked 8th.
Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs > % of children under age 5 with fever 0.0
Ranked 9th.
0.3%
Ranked 14th.
Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.05%
Ranked 109th.
2.34%
Ranked 93th. 14% more than Philippines

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Illegal
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 131st. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1
Ranked 93th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 80%
Ranked 141st.
99%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Philippines

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 84%
Ranked 80th. 27% more than Sri Lanka
66%
Ranked 136th.

Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 99th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 72nd.
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.52%
Ranked 76th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
2.21%
Ranked 97th.

Nutrition > Consumption of iodized salt > % of households 44.5%
Ranked 20th.
92.4%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs > % of children under age 5 with fever 0.0
Ranked 8th.
0.3%
Ranked 13th.
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate > % of children ages 6-59 months 91%
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Sri Lanka
64%
Ranked 49th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 2%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Sri Lanka
1.6%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feedin 59.6%
Ranked 1st.
66.8%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Philippines
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt 24
Ranked 90th.
88
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Philippines
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 30
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 90th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 6
Ranked 62nd.
14
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Philippines
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 65
Ranked 109th.
68
Ranked 73th. 5% more than Philippines
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 459
Ranked 8th. 42 times more than Sri Lanka
11
Ranked 36th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 9.12
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Sri Lanka
8.53
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 20.01
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Sri Lanka
18.84
Ranked 9th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 9.87
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
8.89
Ranked 17th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 15%
Ranked 55th.
19%
Ranked 43th. 27% more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 80%
Ranked 114th.
88%
Ranked 95th. 10% more than Philippines

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
90%
Ranked 96th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 93%
Ranked 127th.
98%
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Philippines

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 20.8%
Ranked 1st.
29.9%
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Philippines

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 60.79%
Ranked 126th.
65.37%
Ranked 120th. 8% more than Philippines
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 15.1%
Ranked 147th.
32.5%
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Philippines

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 78%
Ranked 10th.
99.4%
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Philippines

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 135th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 120th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 48.9%
Ranked 7th.
70%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Philippines

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 27%
Ranked 11th.
75.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 55.92%
Ranked 27th. 22% more than Sri Lanka
45.94%
Ranked 48th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.72%
Ranked 78th. 43% more than Sri Lanka
1.9%
Ranked 126th.

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