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Health Stats: compare key data on United Kingdom & United States

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STAT United Kingdom United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 18% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.3
Ranked 9th. 5% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 782.05
Ranked 36th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.91%
Ranked 61st.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than United Kingdom

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 27% more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Life expectancy > Men 78 years
Ranked 21st. 3% more than United States
76 years
Ranked 30th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 80.05 years
Ranked 27th. 2% more than United States
78.37 years
Ranked 47th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 82.7
Ranked 30th. 2% more than United States
81.1
Ranked 43th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.9
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United States
76.3
Ranked 42nd.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 80.75
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than United States
78.64
Ranked 40th.

Obesity 23%
Ranked 3rd.
30.6%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than United Kingdom
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 5% more than United Kingdom

Probability of not reaching 60 9.9%
Ranked 36th.
12.8%
Ranked 24th. 29% more than United Kingdom
Quality of health care system > Cost 79.76
Ranked 7th. 74% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 72.61
Ranked 14th. 5% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Blood types > O negative 7%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than United States
6.6%
Ranked 1st.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 81.5%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than United States
77.4%
Ranked 32nd.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 147
Ranked 51st. 11% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th.
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 31% more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 2,564
Ranked 9th.
3,633
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than United Kingdom
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 14% more than United Kingdom

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 4,220
Ranked 15th.
6,291
Ranked 5th. 49% more than United Kingdom
Heart disease deaths 122 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 15% more than United States
106.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.1
Ranked 163th.
6
Ranked 151st. 46% more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy > Women 82 years
Ranked 30th. 1% more than United States
81 years
Ranked 33th.
Blood types > AB negative 1%
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 70.34
Ranked 21st.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 6% more than United Kingdom
Blood types > O positive 37%
Ranked 7th.
37.4%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United Kingdom
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.2%
Ranked 95th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Blood types > B negative 2%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than United States
1.5%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 49.81
Ranked 28th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United Kingdom
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.9
Ranked 21st. 26% more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.19
Ranked 22nd.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 6% more than United Kingdom
Blood types > A Positive 35%
Ranked 3rd.
35.7%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United Kingdom
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 85,000
Ranked 44th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than United Kingdom

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 24.79 births
Ranked 125th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Blood types > B positive 8%
Ranked 9th.
8.5%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 88.3%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than United States
85.7%
Ranked 33th.
Blood types > AB positive 3%
Ranked 5th.
3.4%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than United Kingdom
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 94.74
Ranked 12th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Kingdom
Deaths > Deaths of infants 3,386
Ranked 6th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 2,899.7$
Ranked 18th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $3,608.65
Ranked 19th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 25.1
Ranked 39th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 36% more than United Kingdom

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 69.84
Ranked 19th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 6% more than United Kingdom
Births > Low birth weight 7.6%
Ranked 6th.
7.8%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than United Kingdom
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 15
Ranked 155th. 4 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 12.8
Ranked 26th.
13.5
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 143th.
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st. 75% more than United Kingdom

Maternal mortality 7 per 100,000
Ranked 121st.
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th. 14% more than United Kingdom
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.2
Ranked 35th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 21% more than United Kingdom

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 16,627.9
Ranked 98th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Death rates > Children under 5 5.5
Ranked 152nd.
7.8
Ranked 139th. 42% more than United Kingdom

Death rates > Women 61.12
Ranked 148th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 33% more than United Kingdom

Death from cancer 253.5 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 16th.
321.9 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 9th. 27% more than United Kingdom
Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 60.55
Ranked 26th.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 15% more than United Kingdom
Death rates > Men 99.85
Ranked 157th.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 41% more than United Kingdom

HIV AIDS > Deaths 460
Ranked 80th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 37 times more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 202,402
Ranked 2nd.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 71.92
Ranked 16th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 4% more than United Kingdom
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 110
Ranked 140th. 10% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 790,204
Ranked 6th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom

Daily smokers 26%
Ranked 18th. 49% more than United States
17.5%
Ranked 29th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 78.95 years
Ranked 25th. 2% more than United States
77.71 years
Ranked 34th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.008 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than United Kingdom

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 84
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States
72.9
Ranked 4th.

Life expectancy > Male 77.88
Ranked 17th. 2% more than United States
76
Ranked 34th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.47
Ranked 4th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 4% more than United Kingdom

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 76.76
Ranked 23th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 4% more than United Kingdom
Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.04 trillion
Ranked 58th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than United Kingdom

Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
31.8%
Ranked 34th.
Births by caesarean section 170 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 10th.
211 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than United Kingdom
Infant mortality > Infant mortality 5 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 10th.
6.9 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than United Kingdom
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 1.38
Ranked 87th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Death rates > Infants 4.6
Ranked 151st.
6.8
Ranked 139th. 48% more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy at birth > Female 82.25 years
Ranked 39th. 2% more than United States
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd.

Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than United States
84.9%
Ranked 33th.
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports 47,500 million of cigarettes
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United States
11,500 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Life expectancy > Female 82.03
Ranked 30th. 1% more than United States
81
Ranked 34th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 223
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Nurses 8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 9% more than United States
8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,160
Ranked 19th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 3.23
Ranked 14th. 19% more than United States
2.71
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Per person 1,675
Ranked 18th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 402.61
Ranked 12th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 11% more than United Kingdom

Respiratory disease deaths 79.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than United States
51.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th.
Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more 60 64.5
Obesity > Obese population aged 15 or more > Females 21.4 33.4
Digestive disease deaths 22.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 8% more than United States
20.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 16th.
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 90%
Ranked 121st. The same as United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.3%
Ranked 90th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy at birth > Male 77.95 years
Ranked 24th. 3% more than United States
75.92 years
Ranked 44th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 3.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 32% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 81.1 years
Ranked 34th. 1% more than United States
80.67 years
Ranked 35th.

Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total 79.1 Number of years
Ranked 21st. 2% more than United States
77.8 Number of years
Ranked 24th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 70.6
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United States
69.3
Ranked 29th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 175
Ranked 165th.
179
Ranked 162nd. 2% more than United Kingdom
Consultation with doctors 4.9 per person per year
Ranked 12th.
8.9 per person per year
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than United Kingdom
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.63
Ranked 14th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > All births of boys 413,910
Ranked 6th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom

Circulatory disease deaths 265 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
265 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 5th.
Health spending per capita 3,867.42
Ranked 18th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 88% more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.76
Ranked 42nd.
27
Ranked 10th. 9% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 76.9 years
Ranked 21st. 3% more than United States
74.89 years
Ranked 36th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 5
Ranked 150th. 3 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 26
Ranked 182nd.
50
Ranked 122nd. 92% more than United Kingdom
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.00778
Ranked 95th.
0.0554
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 85.38
Ranked 18th. 2% more than United States
83.35
Ranked 27th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 25th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 170th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th. 36% more than United Kingdom

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 441
Ranked 157th.
450
Ranked 156th. 2% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy > Healthy years 69.6 years
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United States
67.6 years
Ranked 22nd.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 53.96
Ranked 33th.
79.36
Ranked 33th. 47% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Twin births 24,886
Ranked 2nd.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United Kingdom

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 90.59
Ranked 28th. 2% more than United States
88.79
Ranked 42nd.

Diseases > Cholera cases 32
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than United States
7
Ranked 41st.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2,992.35
Ranked 20th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.62
Ranked 15th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 4% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 79
Ranked 21st. 3% more than United States
77
Ranked 30th.
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more 39 34
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 12.78
Ranked 24th.
13.46
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United Kingdom

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.75%
Ranked 114th.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
Health care funding > Total per capita $1,764.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
$4,631.00 per capita
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female 11.3%
Ranked 18th.
13.5%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than United Kingdom
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 4.9
Ranked 31st.
9
Ranked 7th. 84% more than United Kingdom

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 14.24 per 100,000 people
Ranked 158th. 3 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more > Males 65.5 67.2
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 23%
Ranked 4th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.903
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United States
0.863
Ranked 33th.
Death from cancer per million 4.3 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States
1.14 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 16th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 2,067
Ranked 7th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Child maltreatment deaths 0.4 per 100,000 children
Ranked 21st.
2.2 per 100,000 children
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more > Males 44.5 39.7
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 33.44
Ranked 35th.
44.28
Ranked 24th. 32% more than United Kingdom

Teen birth rate 33
Ranked 12th.
64
Ranked 1st. 94% more than United Kingdom
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 60
Ranked 160th.
80
Ranked 145th. 33% more than United Kingdom

Dependency ratio per 100 52
Ranked 123th. 2% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 10 16
Smoking rate > Women 24
Ranked 34th. 26% more than United States
19
Ranked 47th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,639
Ranked 83th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99%
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 26%
Ranked 23th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 19% more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 131st.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th.
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st. 29% more than United Kingdom

Health care funding > Private per capita $335.00 per capita
Ranked 21st.
$2,580.00 per capita
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 8.11
Ranked 29th.
19.25
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Health care funding > Public per capita $1,429.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
$2,051.00 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than United Kingdom
Tobacco > Cigarrete imports per 1000 0.807 million of cigarettes
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than United States
0.0408 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Red Cross donations 84.11 million
Ranked 3rd.
221.26 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 36.7
Ranked 56th. 40% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 67000 1200000
Acute care beds 3.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 34% more than United States
2.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Life expectancy > Male healthy years 68.4 years
Ranked 16th. 3% more than United States
66.4 years
Ranked 22nd.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 1,610
Ranked 7th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Single births 764,803
Ranked 4th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Measles cases 1,022
Ranked 21st. 34 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Years lived in ill health > Female 9 years
Ranked 20th.
10.7 years
Ranked 4th. 19% more than United Kingdom
Years lived in ill health > Male 6.6 years
Ranked 23th.
8 years
Ranked 7th. 21% more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 34.7
Ranked 6th. 61% more than United States
21.5
Ranked 43th.
Duration of hospitalisation 6.9 days
Ranked 7th. 19% more than United States
5.8 days
Ranked 12th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 12
Ranked 132nd.
24
Ranked 116th. Twice as much as United Kingdom

Red Cross donations per capita 1.43
Ranked 10th. 82% more than United States
0.784
Ranked 13th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 72.1
Ranked 25th. 1% more than United States
71.3
Ranked 29th.
Circulatory disease deaths per million 4.52 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States
0.95 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 18th.
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males 8.8%
Ranked 22nd.
10.8%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than United Kingdom
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 60
Ranked 160th.
80
Ranked 145th. 33% more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 26.87
Ranked 150th. 66% more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 23%
Ranked 4th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than United Kingdom
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 69.1
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than United States
67.2
Ranked 29th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 4,700
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United States
2,100
Ranked 47th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.1
Ranked 100th.
0.61
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.00923
Ranked 74th.
0.0345
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
SARS total cases 4
Ranked 16th.
29
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 12.29
Ranked 146th.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 12% more than United Kingdom

Daily smokers > 1990 30%
Ranked 15th. 17% more than United States
25.6%
Ranked 26th.
Spending > Public 5.8% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 60th. The same as United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Life expectancy > Female healthy years 70.9 years
Ranked 19th. 3% more than United States
68.8 years
Ranked 24th.
Total fertility rate 1.6
Ranked 146th.
2.1
Ranked 118th. 31% more than United Kingdom
Infant mortality > Male babies 5.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 169th.
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th. 24% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Births by caesarean section per million 2.89 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United States
0.748 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 16th.
SARS fatalities 0.0
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 26th.
Children living with AIDS 550
Ranked 62nd.
10,000
Ranked 34th. 18 times more than United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 81
Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States
80
Ranked 32nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 60
Ranked 160th.
80
Ranked 145th. 33% more than United Kingdom

Caesarian birth rate 17%
Ranked 1st.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than United Kingdom
Respiratory disease child death rate 1.78 40.43 (est)
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 20.97
Ranked 8th. 21% more than United States
17.3
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 21000 300000
Diseases > Pertussis cases 1,163
Ranked 19th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than United Kingdom
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 4
Ranked 84th.
20
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 128th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 42.12
Ranked 41st. 18 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 0.525
Ranked 37th. 23 times more than United States
0.0232
Ranked 48th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th.
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd. 33% more than United Kingdom
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,801
Ranked 14th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 31% more than United Kingdom
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum 3.8%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than United States
3.2%
Ranked 8th.
Spending > Private 1.2%
Ranked 117th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
Stomach cancer deaths 6.9
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United States
3.4
Ranked 26th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.99%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United States
6.88%
Ranked 21st.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 13th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 72.22%
Ranked 118th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 18% more than United Kingdom

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 19th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 163th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 3.63%
Ranked 184th.
7.38%
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 15.23%
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Private health spending > % of GDP 1.54%
Ranked 129th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United Kingdom

SARS median age range 59
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than United States
33
Ranked 21st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 91
Ranked 91st.
94
Ranked 75th. 3% more than United Kingdom
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0656
Ranked 117th.
0.0664
Ranked 116th. 1% more than United Kingdom
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 7.6%
Ranked 45th.
7.8%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than United Kingdom

Public health spending > % of total health spending 81.73%
Ranked 18th. 79% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 94.48%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United Kingdom
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 18.6%
Ranked 29th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 17th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
SARS fatality ratio % 0.0
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 26th.
SARS female cases % 50%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than United States
48%
Ranked 15th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 31
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Triplet births 501
Ranked 4th.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.508
Ranked 86th. 14 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Child injury death index 6.1
Ranked 24th.
14.1
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 6.28
Ranked 30th.
6.57
Ranked 35th. 5% more than United Kingdom

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.59%
Ranked 140th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 67% more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 136th. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 20th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 29th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 8%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 88.17%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than United States
86.57%
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 30.5%
Ranked 95th. 54% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 84%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 27%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 82%
Ranked 134th.
93%
Ranked 83th. 13% more than United Kingdom

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 88%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 15.87%
Ranked 36th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 25% more than United Kingdom

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.71%
Ranked 20th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 6% more than United Kingdom

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 31st. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 21st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 14th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 100th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 5% more than United Kingdom

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 93th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 2% more than United Kingdom

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 86%
Ranked 121st.
92%
Ranked 92nd. 7% more than United Kingdom

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 62.68%
Ranked 142nd. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.42%
Ranked 41st.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than United Kingdom

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 10th.
Public spending as % of total 83.4%
Ranked 7th. 86% more than United States
44.9%
Ranked 25th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 55.9%
Ranked 161st. 2 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 2.1%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than United States
1.6%
Ranked 20th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 9th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 100
Ranked 15th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 8th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
100
Ranked 12th.
Births with health staff 99%
Ranked 21st. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 17th.
Total expenditure as % of GDP 7.5% of GDP
Ranked 20th.
13.9% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 85% more than United Kingdom
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 26.05
Ranked 38th.
35.08
Ranked 24th. 35% more than United Kingdom

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 9.32%
Ranked 38th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than United Kingdom

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 154th. The same as United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 23th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 15th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.7%
Ranked 49th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 90% more than United Kingdom
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 83
Ranked 113th.
91
Ranked 80th. 10% more than United Kingdom
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 91
Ranked 93th. 1% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 2.4%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99%
Ranked 15th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. About the same as United Kingdom

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 82.7%
Ranked 21st. 80% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.12
Ranked 45th. 5% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Duration of hospitalisation per million 0.117 days
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than United States
0.0206 days
Ranked 16th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 19.07
Ranked 38th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than United Kingdom
Births and maternity > All births of girls 393,866
Ranked 6th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United Kingdom

Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 25%
Ranked 4th. 30% more than United States
19.2%
Ranked 13th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 8.1%
Ranked 37th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 90% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 14
Ranked 9th.
435
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than United Kingdom

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 76
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than United States
75
Ranked 28th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 91.8%
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 156th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 2nd.
Infant mortality rate > Male 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th.
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th. 33% more than United Kingdom

Public health spending > % of government spending 15.64%
Ranked 31st.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 24% more than United Kingdom

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.226
Ranked 15th.
1.42
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United Kingdom

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 8.2%
Ranked 132nd. 36% more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people 16.76
Ranked 39th. 168 times more than United States
0.0996
Ranked 112th.
Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 97%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 160th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United Kingdom

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