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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 18.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 31% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.3
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 222.33
Ranked 79th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.87%
Ranked 87th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Sri Lanka

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 114
Ranked 130th.
133
Ranked 86th. 17% more than Sri Lanka
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy > Men 72 years
Ranked 50th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 75.73 years
Ranked 80th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.06
Ranked 88th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 70.89
Ranked 87th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 73.9
Ranked 89th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Sri Lanka

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 71.8%
Ranked 48th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Sri Lanka
Quality of health care system > Cost 85
Ranked 1st. 86% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 76.67
Ranked 1st. 11% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 145th. 60% 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 1.91 births per woman
Ranked 126th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 7% more than Sri Lanka

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.187 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 8.3
Ranked 137th. 38% more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 78 years
Ranked 42nd.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 80
Ranked 1st. 7% more than United States
74.69
Ranked 16th.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 70
Ranked 1st. 16% more than United States
60.5
Ranked 10th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.1
Ranked 27th. The same as United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.51
Ranked 167th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Sri Lanka
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 2,800
Ranked 125th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 429 times more than Sri Lanka

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 18.16 births
Ranked 139th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 82.8%
Ranked 50th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 100
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United States
95.58
Ranked 11th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 3,362
Ranked 12th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 42.5$
Ranked 129th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Sri Lanka

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $96.55
Ranked 135th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 89 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 24.3
Ranked 66th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Sri Lanka

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 75
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States
74.35
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 66
Ranked 92nd. 18 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 19.1
Ranked 12th. 41% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 35 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 112th. 67% more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 60 per 100,000
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.55
Ranked 32nd.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 214,326.74
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 14.7
Ranked 114th. 88% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 77.33
Ranked 115th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 5% more than Sri Lanka

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 60
Ranked 1st.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
Death rates > Men 195.8
Ranked 80th. 39% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 250
Ranked 91st.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 68 times more than Sri Lanka

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 65
Ranked 1st.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Sri Lanka
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 250
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 386,573
Ranked 10th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sri Lanka

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 21.6%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 74.67 years
Ranked 54th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Sri Lanka

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 68.4
Ranked 3rd.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy > Male 70.43
Ranked 76th.
76
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Sri Lanka

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.93
Ranked 83th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 70
Ranked 1st.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
Access to sanitation 89%
Ranked 54th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 4.36 trillion
Ranked 27th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.137
Ranked 128th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 29 times more than Sri Lanka

Death rates > Infants 12.7
Ranked 116th. 87% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 79.38 years
Ranked 73th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy > Female 78.01
Ranked 58th.
81
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 72nd. The same as United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 131
Ranked 129th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
Spending > Per person 29
Ranked 97th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 147 times more than Sri Lanka
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 18.4%
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 88.55
Ranked 53th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 99%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 117th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy at birth > Male 72.21 years
Ranked 92nd.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Sri Lanka

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 55th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 77.38 years
Ranked 57th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (78.70-80.70) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 61.6
Ranked 76th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 301
Ranked 118th. 68% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.73
Ranked 24th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > All births of boys 185,432
Ranked 18th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sri Lanka

Health spending per capita 68.34
Ranked 128th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 107 times more than Sri Lanka

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 99.4%
Ranked 8th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 19.57
Ranked 172nd.
27
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 72.09 years
Ranked 52nd.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Sri Lanka

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 50
Ranked 77th. 25 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 458
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0133
Ranked 89th.
0.0554
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 70.53
Ranked 90th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Sri Lanka

Drug access 95%
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 11.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 132nd. 65% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 681
Ranked 97th. 51% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 166.3
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United States
79.36
Ranked 33th.

Births and maternity > Twin births 1,606
Ranked 24th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Sri Lanka

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 86
Ranked 61st.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $179.38
Ranked 115th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Sri Lanka

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71
Ranked 70th.
77
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.44
Ranked 158th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Sri Lanka
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 19.29
Ranked 11th. 43% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 15.31%
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 60.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 101st. 13 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.786
Ranked 57th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,888
Ranked 11th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 22.46
Ranked 23th.
166.98
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 93.39
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States
44.28
Ranked 24th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 95
Ranked 123th. 19% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 46
Ranked 146th.
51
Ranked 125th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 16
Smoking rate > Women 0.3
Ranked 132nd.
19
Ranked 47th. 63 times more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 4,528
Ranked 56th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 98.6%
Ranked 28th.
99%
Ranked 16th. About the same as Sri Lanka

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 3.7%
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 24%
Ranked 31st.
31%
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Sri Lanka

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 8.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 141st. 62% more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 29%
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 30.2
Ranked 80th. 15% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 5000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,474
Ranked 10th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 2,908
Ranked 6th.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Single births 341,607
Ranked 12th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Sri Lanka

Diseases > Measles cases 44
Ranked 59th. 47% more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 2.6
Ranked 107th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 39
Ranked 99th. 63% more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 64
Ranked 74th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 95
Ranked 123th. 19% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 225.96
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 59.2
Ranked 85th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,100
Ranked 69th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 91% more than Sri Lanka
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 18.33
Ranked 105th. 33% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 1.7% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 70%
Ranked 108th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 24% more than Sri Lanka

Total fertility rate 2
Ranked 120th.
2.1
Ranked 118th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
Infant mortality > Male babies 13.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 135th. 99% 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 Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 75
Ranked 58th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 95
Ranked 123th. 19% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 47.2 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 <1000 300000
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 57.54
Ranked 34th. 24 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
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 > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 108th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 44
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 64
Ranked 129th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 37 times more than Sri Lanka
Spending > Private 1.8%
Ranked 81st.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Life expectancy > 95% range (78.70-80.70) (80.50-80.60)
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 17.3%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 107th.
0.7%
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 86.73%
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 141st.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 8.89
Ranked 17th. 29% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 18.84
Ranked 9th. 45% more than United States
13
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 51.3%
Ranked 67th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.48%
Ranked 96th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 25% more than Sri Lanka
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 94
Ranked 49th.
100
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Sri Lanka
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 26.07%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.25
Ranked 95th. 7 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 177,983
Ranked 18th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 11
Ranked 36th.
435
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Sri Lanka

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 72.91
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States
35.08
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 1.7%
Ranked 34th.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 4.3%
Ranked 142nd.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 67.28%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Sri Lanka
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 14
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 29
Ranked 24th. 29 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 77
Ranked 100th.
100
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Sri Lanka
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.9%
Ranked 89th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 14
Ranked 90th. 7 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 89%
Ranked 49th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Sri Lanka

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 98.6%
Ranked 16th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sri Lanka

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 1%
Ranked 84th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 66 times more than Sri Lanka
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 46th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Sri Lanka

Infant mortality rate > Male 10.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 149th. 59% more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 8.48%
Ranked 132nd.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.607
Ranked 44th.
1.42
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.21%
Ranked 97th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.34%
Ranked 93th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 77th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Sri Lanka

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 90%
Ranked 96th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Sri Lanka

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 93th.
0.6
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 88%
Ranked 95th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Sri Lanka

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 66%
Ranked 136th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Sri Lanka

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 45.94%
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.9%
Ranked 126th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 19%
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 1.96%
Ranked 141st.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 96%
Ranked 23th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Sri Lanka

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 54th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Sri Lanka

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 85.23%
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 1st.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 86.13%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than United States
85.5%
Ranked 43th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 91%
Ranked 71st.
100%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Sri Lanka

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.69%
Ranked 85th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 8.56%
Ranked 129th. 41% more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 29.3%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 1.6%
Ranked 13th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 98
Ranked 19th. 4% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 2.2
Ranked 36th. 33 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 17.6%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 47.46%
Ranked 129th. 4% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 92.44%
Ranked 23th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Sri Lanka
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 97
Ranked 51st.
100
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Rubella cases 5
Ranked 81st.
11
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 30%
Ranked 8th. 30 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 73th.
75
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 108th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 8.53
Ranked 16th. 30% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 1,153
Ranked 28th. 61% more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 143.84
Ranked 6th.
213
Ranked 12th. 48% more than Sri Lanka

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 29.9%
Ranked 8th. 23 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 65.37%
Ranked 120th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 32% more than Sri Lanka
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 32.5%
Ranked 79th. 64% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 120th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 70%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 7.16%
Ranked 149th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.53%
Ranked 173th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 76th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Sri Lanka

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 74%
Ranked 98th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Sri Lanka

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 97%
Ranked 49th. 2% more than United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 49th. 4% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 92%
Ranked 63th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Sri Lanka

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 37.84%
Ranked 58th. 81% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 66.16
Ranked 89th. 14 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 1.99%
Ranked 139th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 454
Ranked 12th.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Sri Lanka

Drinking water availability % 77%
Ranked 97th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Sri Lanka

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