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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 17.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 22% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 31.1
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 110.4
Ranked 99th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 46 times more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.85%
Ranked 114th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Tunisia

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 25-49 90-100
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 58
Ranked 186th.
133
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Tunisia
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 94% more than Tunisia

Infant mortality rate > Total 25.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Life expectancy > Men 73 years
Ranked 13th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Tunisia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 75.01 years
Ranked 87th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 76.7
Ranked 95th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 72.9
Ranked 64th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.75
Ranked 74th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Tunisia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 72% more than Tunisia

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 70.6%
Ranked 54th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Tunisia
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.04 births per woman
Ranked 118th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. About the same as Tunisia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.102 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 32 times more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 13.8
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 77 years
Ranked 22nd.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Tunisia
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.04%
Ranked 131st.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 15 times more than Tunisia

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2
Ranked 11th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 55% more than Tunisia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.86
Ranked 95th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Tunisia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 2,400
Ranked 128th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 500 times more than Tunisia

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.8 births
Ranked 168th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 7 times more than Tunisia

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 75.8%
Ranked 81st.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Tunisia
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 126$
Ranked 93th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Tunisia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $266.59
Ranked 103th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 6
Ranked 93th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Tunisia

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 31
Ranked 121st. 9 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 17.9
Ranked 13th. 33% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 56 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 70 per 100,000
Ranked 69th. 9 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.34
Ranked 21st.
2.67
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Tunisia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 3,870.44
Ranked 94th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 10 times more than Tunisia

Death rates > Children under 5 20.7
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 71.58
Ranked 123th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 14% more than Tunisia

Death rates > Men 123.25
Ranked 123th.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 15% more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 23,300
Ranked 24th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Tunisia

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 190
Ranked 81st. 90% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 182,990
Ranked 12th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Tunisia

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 3.3%
Ranked 37th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 64% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 73.45 years
Ranked 65th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Tunisia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 60.2
Ranked 11th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy > Male 72.4
Ranked 55th.
76
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Tunisia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.28
Ranked 70th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Tunisia

Access to sanitation 97%
Ranked 34th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Tunisia
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 41.71 billion
Ranked 76th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 276 times more than Tunisia

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.23
Ranked 124th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 17 times more than Tunisia

Death rates > Infants 17.9
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 77.17 years
Ranked 100th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy > Female 76.3
Ranked 80th.
81
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 1
Ranked 180th.
52
Ranked 83th. 52 times more than Tunisia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 415
Ranked 73th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 2.97
Ranked 27th. 9% more than United States
2.71
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Per person 108
Ranked 69th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Tunisia
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 20.3%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 584.74
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than United States
447.29
Ranked 7th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 119th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Tunisia

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 96%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 73 years
Ranked 80th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 75.5 years
Ranked 73th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Tunisia

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 62.5
Ranked 66th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Tunisia
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (75.70-81.90) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 332
Ranked 108th. 85% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 23%
Ranked 2nd.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Tunisia
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.87
Ranked 18th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > All births of boys 104,487
Ranked 20th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Tunisia

Health spending per capita 211.17
Ranked 94th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Tunisia

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 96%
Ranked 17th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Tunisia
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.08
Ranked 81st.
27
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Tunisia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 71.5 years
Ranked 59th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Tunisia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 18
Ranked 118th. 9 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 53
Ranked 117th. 6% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 78.11
Ranked 51st.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Tunisia

Drug access 50%
Ranked 91st.
95%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Tunisia
Infant mortality > Female babies 20.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 537
Ranked 133th. 19% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Births and maternity > Twin births 3,733
Ranked 9th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Tunisia

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 86.45
Ranked 57th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Tunisia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $463.32
Ranked 84th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 56th.
77
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Tunisia
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.63
Ranked 105th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 17.72
Ranked 13th. 32% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 7.69%
Ranked 83th. 5% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 24.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 140th. 5 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.752
Ranked 75th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Tunisia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 79
Ranked 146th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Tunisia

Dependency ratio per 100 51
Ranked 124th. The same as United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 3 16
Smoking rate > Women 6
Ranked 74th.
19
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Tunisia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 941
Ranked 102nd.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 94.6%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Tunisia

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 21%
Ranked 39th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Tunisia

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 69th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 21.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 4%
Ranked 39th. Twice as much as United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 51
Ranked 18th. 94% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 8600 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births 221,099
Ranked 9th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Tunisia

Diseases > Measles cases 4
Ranked 94th.
30
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than Tunisia
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 1.9
Ranked 116th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 11 times more than Tunisia
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 60
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 63.6
Ranked 76th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Tunisia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 79
Ranked 146th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Tunisia

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 92.03
Ranked 120th. 6 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 6%
Ranked 4th.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Tunisia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 61.3
Ranked 62nd.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Tunisia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 860
Ranked 75th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 17.17
Ranked 113th. 25% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 2.2% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 94%
Ranked 17th. 8% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 2
Ranked 121st.
2.1
Ranked 118th. 5% more than Tunisia
Infant mortality > Male babies 24.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 101st. 4 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
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74
Ranked 72nd.
80
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Tunisia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 79
Ranked 146th.
80
Ranked 145th. 1% more than Tunisia

Caesarian birth rate 8%
Ranked 7th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Tunisia
Respiratory disease child death rate 61.47 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 1900 300000
Diseases > Pertussis cases 6
Ranked 96th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 1457 times more than Tunisia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 6
Ranked 74th.
20
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Tunisia
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 69th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 207
Ranked 83th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Tunisia
Spending > Private 2.9%
Ranked 40th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Tunisia
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.8%
Ranked 105th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Tunisia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 89.9%
Ranked 31st.
99%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Tunisia

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 85%
Ranked 66th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Tunisia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 89.94%
Ranked 23th. 48% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.5%
Ranked 18th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Tunisia
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 94
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 88.95%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United States
85.5%
Ranked 43th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 85%
Ranked 81st.
100%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Tunisia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.36%
Ranked 92nd.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 21.93%
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 32.3%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 8.8%
Ranked 15th. 10% more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 96
Ranked 51st. 2% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.587
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 5.3%
Ranked 51st.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 47% more than Tunisia

Public health spending > % of total health spending 50.53%
Ranked 125th. 11% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 92.55%
Ranked 22nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Tunisia
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 15.5%
Ranked 35th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Tunisia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 4th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 96
Ranked 58th.
100
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Tunisia
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 12
Ranked 97th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 2
Ranked 100th. Twice as much as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Diseases > Rubella cases 51
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 4%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 369
Ranked 3rd.
435
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Tunisia

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.587
Ranked 95th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 49 times more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 21.7%
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 71.55%
Ranked 99th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 21% more than Tunisia
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 31.7%
Ranked 83th. 60% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.13%
Ranked 109th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than Tunisia

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 66%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 49th. 3% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 96%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 10.85%
Ranked 106th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 83% more than Tunisia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.39%
Ranked 101st.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Tunisia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 58th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Tunisia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 82%
Ranked 80th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Tunisia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 24th. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 108th.
0.7%
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Tunisia
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 84.29%
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 93th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Tunisia

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 50.1%
Ranked 70th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Tunisia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 84
Ranked 71st.
100
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Tunisia
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 58
Ranked 102nd.
100
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Tunisia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 62
Ranked 77th.
100
Ranked 8th. 61% more than Tunisia
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 92
Ranked 90th.
100
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Tunisia
Births with health staff 90%
Ranked 47th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Tunisia
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 6.16%
Ranked 102nd.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Tunisia

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 2.4%
Ranked 31st.
19.2%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Tunisia

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 5.6%
Ranked 98th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Tunisia

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 131st. The same as United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 93%
Ranked 70th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Tunisia

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.8%
Ranked 97th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Tunisia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 94
Ranked 61st. 3% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 82.48%
Ranked 41st.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Tunisia

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 96
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 12.3%
Ranked 43th. 11 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.07
Ranked 74th. 1% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 49.5%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Drinking water availability % 80%
Ranked 84th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 9.05
Ranked 12th. 38% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 83%
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 4%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 4.99
Ranked 46th. 137 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 96,633
Ranked 20th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Tunisia

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70
Ranked 53th.
75
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Tunisia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 6.51%
Ranked 110th.
7.38%
Ranked 93th. 13% more than Tunisia
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 4
Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 80
Ranked 87th.
100
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Tunisia
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.7%
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 65%
Ranked 70th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 54% more than Tunisia

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 94.6%
Ranked 35th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Tunisia

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Tunisia

Infant mortality rate > Male 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 9.11%
Ranked 125th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Tunisia

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 55.08%
Ranked 114th. 20% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 57.8
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than United States
1.42
Ranked 9th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.95%
Ranked 56th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Tunisia

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.391
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Tunisia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 94%
Ranked 76th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Tunisia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 65th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Tunisia

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