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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 26.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
27.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 31.6
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Syria
29
Ranked 12th.

Births and maternity > Future births 338.96
Ranked 67th.
385.08
Ranked 60th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.81%
Ranked 188th. About the same as Syria
1.8%
Ranked 190th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 25-49 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 107
Ranked 144th. 88% more than Syria
57
Ranked 187th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Syria
1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Infant mortality rate > Total 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 108th. 3% more than Syria
15.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 112th.

Life expectancy > Men 73 years
Ranked 46th.
74 years
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 74.11 years
Ranked 105th.
74.69 years
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.16
Ranked 86th.
77.6
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 73.51
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Syria
72.07
Ranked 73th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 75.29
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Syria
74.77
Ranked 72nd.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 73.4%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Syria
72.5%
Ranked 43th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.83 births per woman
Ranked 46th. 18% more than Syria
3.24 births per woman
Ranked 65th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 7.4
Ranked 142nd.
12.3
Ranked 119th. 66% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 65th.
78 years
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.01%
Ranked 133th. The same as Syria
0.01%
Ranked 134th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2
Ranked 47th. 47% more than Syria
1.5
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.11
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Syria
25
Ranked 62nd.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 31.59 births
Ranked 109th.
32.49 births
Ranked 104th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 78.4%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Syria
77.4%
Ranked 74th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 348$
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Syria
57.8$
Ranked 120th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 0.0
Ranked 111th.
6%
Ranked 84th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $757.72
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Syria
$101.06
Ranked 134th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 7
Ranked 114th.
75
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 15
Ranked 154th.
18
Ranked 145th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 17.2
Ranked 14th.
22.3
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 24 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 129th.
70 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.62
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Syria
0.53
Ranked 50th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 33,165.54
Ranked 52nd.
55,081.69
Ranked 67th. 66% more than Saudi Arabia

Death rates > Children under 5 21
Ranked 92nd. 30% more than Syria
16.2
Ranked 109th.

Death rates > Women 89.28
Ranked 105th. 8% more than Syria
82.92
Ranked 110th.

Death rates > Men 139.12
Ranked 116th. 14% more than Syria
122.4
Ranked 124th.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 130
Ranked 124th. The same as Syria
130
Ranked 125th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 438,175
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Syria
430,183
Ranked 8th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 5.3%
Ranked 20th.
10.1%
Ranked 10th. 91% more than Saudi Arabia

Probability of not reaching 40 6.4%
Ranked 88th.
6.9%
Ranked 84th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 72.56 years
Ranked 74th.
73.82 years
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 23.8
Ranked 18th.
58.3
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > Male 70.98
Ranked 70th.
72.36
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.1
Ranked 77th. 13% more than Syria
1.86
Ranked 84th.

Access to sanitation 99%
Ranked 25th. 80% more than Syria
55%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 938.18 billion
Ranked 42nd.
1.16 trillion
Ranked 56th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia

Death rates > Infants 18.2
Ranked 93th. 28% more than Syria
14.2
Ranked 109th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.16 years
Ranked 115th.
77.21 years
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > Female 75.36
Ranked 88th.
76.19
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 43
Ranked 109th. 3 times more than Syria
15
Ranked 153th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 97%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Syria
87.7%
Ranked 23th.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 534
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Syria
109
Ranked 137th.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 98%
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Syria
80%
Ranked 150th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 72.15 years
Ranked 94th.
72.31 years
Ranked 88th. About the same as Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 74.57 years
Ranked 81st.
75.67 years
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 61.4
Ranked 81st.
61.7
Ranked 75th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (78.80-81.00) (78.90-81.40)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 396
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Syria
382
Ranked 83th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.63
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Syria
1.4
Ranked 48th.
Health spending per capita 531.5
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Syria
68
Ranked 129th.

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Syria
84%
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.33
Ranked 60th.
24.49
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 70.64 years
Ranked 66th.
72.05 years
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 27
Ranked 101st.
47
Ranked 83th. 74% more than Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 76
Ranked 82nd. 65% more than Syria
46
Ranked 131st.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 75.94
Ranked 61st.
78.49
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Drug access 95%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Syria
80%
Ranked 80th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 18.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 107th. 18% more than Syria
15.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 114th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 678
Ranked 99th.
679
Ranked 98th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 84.25
Ranked 73th.
85.3
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $768.04
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Syria
$153.57
Ranked 120th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71
Ranked 78th.
72
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.88
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Syria
25.51
Ranked 82nd.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.91
Ranked 12th.
21.99
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia

Intestinal diseases death rate 11.28%
Ranked 74th.
12.91%
Ranked 72nd. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 41.41 per 100,000 people
Ranked 119th. 12% more than Syria
37.11 per 100,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 44%
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Syria
27.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.754
Ranked 72nd.
0.793
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 116
Ranked 104th.
121
Ranked 100th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Dependency ratio per 100 71
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Syria
68
Ranked 69th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 2 1
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,984
Ranked 75th. 72% more than Syria
1,155
Ranked 95th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 97%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Syria
96.2%
Ranked 17th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 21
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Syria
6
Ranked 45th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Syria
13.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 17%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Syria
7%
Ranked 32nd.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 25.6
Ranked 101st.
44
Ranked 35th. 72% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 50%
Ranked 159th.
100%
Ranked 69th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Measles cases 4,648
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Syria
403
Ranked 31st.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 24
Ranked 117th.
46
Ranked 96th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 62.9
Ranked 85th.
63.1
Ranked 82nd. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 116
Ranked 104th.
121
Ranked 100th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 76.56
Ranked 123th. 30% more than Syria
59.04
Ranked 134th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 44%
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Syria
27.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 59.8
Ranked 74th.
60.4
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,300
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Syria
610
Ranked 79th.
Death rates > Boys aged 1 3
Ranked 19th.
5.1
Ranked 24th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 20.93
Ranked 86th.
23.76
Ranked 67th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Syria
78.71%
Ranked 94th.

Total fertility rate 4.5
Ranked 44th. 36% more than Syria
3.3
Ranked 72nd.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Employer
Infant mortality > Male babies 26.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 97th. 23% more than Syria
21.6 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 110th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74
Ranked 77th. The same as Syria
74
Ranked 78th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 116
Ranked 104th.
121
Ranked 100th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Respiratory disease child death rate 36.42 (est) 42.55 (est)
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 1.23
Ranked 81st.
21.16
Ranked 58th. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.81
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Syria
0.307
Ranked 49th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 68
Ranked 57th.
140
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 27
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Syria
6
Ranked 76th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 411
Ranked 53th. 8 times more than Syria
50
Ranked 134th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 82nd.
69
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 30.1%
Ranked 179th.
100%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 14.3%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Syria
6.9%
Ranked 47th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 11
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Syria
4
Ranked 83th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 20
Ranked 76th. 11% more than Syria
18
Ranked 81st.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 8.3%
Ranked 23th.
9.92%
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 3.3%
Ranked 168th.
4.7%
Ranked 133th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 31%
Ranked 177th.
100%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe 3
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Syria
1
Ranked 92nd.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 154th.
0.2%
Ranked 127th.
Infant mortality rate > Male 18.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 106th. 3% more than Syria
17.96 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 107th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Syria
99%
Ranked 42nd.

Public health spending > % of government spending 8.38%
Ranked 133th. 39% more than Syria
6.01%
Ranked 160th.

Death rates > Girls aged 1 3.6
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Syria
3
Ranked 26th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 15.24%
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Syria
9.83%
Ranked 50th.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people 179.35
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Syria
20.6
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (78.80-81.00) (78.90-81.40)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 130th. The same as Syria
5%
Ranked 138th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Syria
96%
Ranked 70th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 95.7%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Syria
89%
Ranked 102nd.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 100th. 3% more than Syria
94%
Ranked 122nd.

Diseases > Mumps cases 32
Ranked 71st.
414
Ranked 40th. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 33.09%
Ranked 52nd.
40.98%
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 71.31%
Ranked 100th.
77.33%
Ranked 81st. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 0.81%
Ranked 172nd.
2.47%
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 54th. 13% more than Syria
77%
Ranked 108th.

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 18.04%
Ranked 135th.
51%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.15%
Ranked 166th.
1.91%
Ranked 125th. 66% more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 31
Ranked 59th.
81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider 85.6%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Syria
66%
Ranked 4th.

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 9.3%
Ranked 20th.
28.6%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 31%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Syria
28.7%
Ranked 22nd.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 2.62
Ranked 77th.
7.16
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 18.57
Ranked 135th.
22.29
Ranked 127th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia

Public health spending > % of GDP 2.72%
Ranked 116th. 65% more than Syria
1.65%
Ranked 157th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.49%
Ranked 123th. 12% more than Syria
2.23%
Ranked 133th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 93%
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Syria
70%
Ranked 46th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 82.01%
Ranked 73th.
86.48%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90%
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Syria
71.2%
Ranked 44th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 97
Ranked 29th.
98
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 66.98%
Ranked 103th.
88.48%
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 98.6%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Syria
96%
Ranked 56th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 160th.
0.3%
Ranked 107th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.45%
Ranked 111th. 5% more than Syria
12.85%
Ranked 115th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 31.98%
Ranked 60th.
39.32%
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Private health spending > % of GDP 0.7%
Ranked 169th.
1.94%
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 6.1%
Ranked 12th.
18.7%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 95
Ranked 68th.
99
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 1.04
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Syria
0.307
Ranked 92nd.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 11%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Syria
9.4%
Ranked 33th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 79.46%
Ranked 30th. 73% more than Syria
45.89%
Ranked 137th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as Syria
100%
Ranked 8th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 40.1%
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 135th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 98
Ranked 50th.
99
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 42nd. The same as Syria
100
Ranked 48th.
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 4%
Ranked 99th.
5%
Ranked 92nd. 25% more than Saudi Arabia
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 4%
Ranked 94th. The same as Syria
4%
Ranked 95th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Syria
98
Ranked 50th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 32
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 141st.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Illegal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 12%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Syria
6%
Ranked 35th.
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 1.23
Ranked 73th.
0.0
Ranked 138th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 23.38%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Syria
9.63%
Ranked 56th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Syria
45%
Ranked 189th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 36th. 61% more than Syria
61%
Ranked 184th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 97%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Syria
87.7%
Ranked 27th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 20.8%
Ranked 19th.
48%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 31%
Ranked 3rd.
42.6%
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Saudi Arabia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 56th.
98%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 6.84%
Ranked 155th. 23% more than Syria
5.58%
Ranked 175th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.54%
Ranked 138th. 39% more than Syria
1.83%
Ranked 160th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 94th.
98%
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 63%
Ranked 92nd.
87%
Ranked 73th. 38% more than Saudi Arabia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 62nd.
99%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Syria
80%
Ranked 145th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Syria
81%
Ranked 134th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 32.2%
Ranked 175th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health spending > % of GDP 3.42%
Ranked 162nd.
3.59%
Ranked 159th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

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