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Health Stats: compare key data on Australia & South Korea

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STAT Australia South Korea HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 12.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th. 39% more than South Korea
9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.5
Ranked 15th.
31
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Future births 412.8
Ranked 57th. 17% more than South Korea
354
Ranked 64th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.89%
Ranked 74th. 3% more than South Korea
1.84%
Ranked 136th.

Blood types > O negative 9%
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Korea
0.4%
Ranked 6th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4% more than South Korea
7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Life expectancy > Men 80 years
Ranked 1st. 4% more than South Korea
77 years
Ranked 29th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.81 years
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Korea
79.05 years
Ranked 40th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 84.1
Ranked 12th.
84.4
Ranked 9th. About the same as Australia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.7
Ranked 8th. 3% more than South Korea
77.5
Ranked 30th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.85
Ranked 11th. 1% more than South Korea
80.87
Ranked 21st.

Obesity 21.7%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than South Korea
3.2%
Ranked 28th.
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 56% more than South Korea
1.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Quality of health care system > Cost 64.53
Ranked 27th.
66.67
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Australia
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 74.13
Ranked 12th.
79.17
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Australia
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 83.1%
Ranked 7th. 15% more than South Korea
72.1%
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 126
Ranked 106th.
161
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Australia
Infant mortality rate > Total 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th. 11% more than South Korea
4.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 192nd.

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 2,289
Ranked 14th. 3% more than South Korea
2,227
Ranked 18th.
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.77 births per woman
Ranked 138th. 64% more than South Korea
1.08 births per woman
Ranked 177th.

Infant mortality rate 4.76
Ranked 165th.
7.18
Ranked 143th. 51% more than Australia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.704 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.173 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 3,946
Ranked 21st.
4,568
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Australia
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.1
Ranked 164th. 24% more than South Korea
3.3
Ranked 176th.

Life expectancy > Women 84 years
Ranked 1st. The same as South Korea
84 years
Ranked 14th.
Blood types > AB negative 1%
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than South Korea
0.03%
Ranked 8th.
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 78.49
Ranked 8th. 5% more than South Korea
75
Ranked 6th.
Blood types > O positive 40%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than South Korea
36.6%
Ranked 5th.
Blood types > B negative 2%
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than South Korea
0.09%
Ranked 8th.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 60.12
Ranked 11th.
79.17
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Australia
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.1
Ranked 27th. 8% more than South Korea
24.06
Ranked 92nd.
Blood types > A Positive 31%
Ranked 5th.
32.8%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Australia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 20,000
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than South Korea
9,500
Ranked 98th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 14.33 births
Ranked 151st. 4 times more than South Korea
3.65 births
Ranked 179th.

Blood types > B positive 8%
Ranked 4th.
21%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 90.2%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Korea
87.5%
Ranked 26th.
Blood types > AB positive 2%
Ranked 8th.
9%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Australia
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 92.68
Ranked 16th.
100
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Australia
Deaths > Deaths of infants 1,140
Ranked 17th.
1,435
Ranked 16th. 26% more than Australia

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 3,123.3$
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Korea
787$
Ranked 35th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $5,938.65
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than South Korea
$1,616.32
Ranked 34th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 15.5
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than South Korea
1.8
Ranked 87th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 75
Ranked 10th.
79.17
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Australia
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 6.5
Ranked 181st.
108
Ranked 67th. 17 times more than Australia

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 13.4
Ranked 28th. 37% more than South Korea
9.8
Ranked 44th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 7 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 161st.
16 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 138th. 2 times more than Australia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 42,292.51
Ranked 70th.
13.34 million
Ranked 3rd. 315 times more than Australia

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 71.8
Ranked 12th.
87.5
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Australia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 200
Ranked 91st.
500
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Australia

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 76.47
Ranked 7th. 8% more than South Korea
70.83
Ranked 4th.
Births and maternity > Number of births 297,903
Ranked 16th.
470,171
Ranked 15th. 58% more than Australia

Daily smokers 19.8%
Ranked 27th.
30.4%
Ranked 7th. 54% more than Australia
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 80.63 years
Ranked 5th. 4% more than South Korea
77.57 years
Ranked 37th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 9.59
Ranked 15th. 81% more than South Korea
5.29
Ranked 44th.

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 83.53
Ranked 5th.
87.5
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Australia
Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 15th. 59% more than South Korea
63%
Ranked 90th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 933.2 billion
Ranked 61st.
667.19 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 715 times more than Australia

Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100%
Ranked 15th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 3rd.
Infant mortality > Infant mortality 4.7 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 11th.
5.3 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Australia
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.918
Ranked 100th. 5 times more than South Korea
0.193
Ranked 125th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 84.35 years
Ranked 12th. 2% more than South Korea
82.49 years
Ranked 34th.

Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 3rd.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 78
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Korea
18
Ranked 147th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,699
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea
982
Ranked 35th.
Spending > Per person 1,714
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than South Korea
470
Ranked 32nd.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 8.96
Ranked 110th.
10.04
Ranked 106th. 12% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 399.53
Ranked 4th. 46% more than South Korea
272.87
Ranked 22nd.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.2%
Ranked 113th. Twice as much as South Korea
0.1%
Ranked 146th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 94%
Ranked 95th.
99%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Australia

Life expectancy at birth > Male 79.4 years
Ranked 7th. 5% more than South Korea
75.84 years
Ranked 46th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 4.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Korea
2.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 83.16 years
Ranked 7th. 3% more than South Korea
81.12 years
Ranked 33th.

Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total 81.1 Number of years
Ranked 5th. 3% more than South Korea
79.1 Number of years
Ranked 20th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (83.70-83.90) (82.60-82.90)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72.6
Ranked 9th. 7% more than South Korea
67.8
Ranked 33th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 136
Ranked 182nd.
168
Ranked 170th. 24% more than Australia
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 22%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than South Korea
3%
Ranked 9th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys 154,996
Ranked 19th.
242,121
Ranked 14th. 56% more than Australia

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.95
Ranked 37th. 10% more than South Korea
22.78
Ranked 93th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 78.21 years
Ranked 7th. 5% more than South Korea
74.18 years
Ranked 38th.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 4
Ranked 155th.
48
Ranked 81st. 12 times more than Australia
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 32
Ranked 168th.
67
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Australia
Drug access 95%
Ranked 36th. The same as South Korea
95%
Ranked 50th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 4.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 177th. 2% more than South Korea
4.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 180th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 355
Ranked 184th.
470
Ranked 151st. 32% more than Australia
Births and maternity > Twin births 8,919
Ranked 6th.
13,583
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Australia

Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 51.07
Ranked 35th. 77% more than South Korea
28.83
Ranked 55th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 81
Ranked 6th. 7% more than South Korea
76
Ranked 36th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.24
Ranked 21st. 7% more than South Korea
25.34
Ranked 86th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 13.5
Ranked 26th. 42% more than South Korea
9.52
Ranked 42nd.

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.62%
Ranked 115th.
2.62%
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Australia
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 5.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 186th.
96.41 per 100,000 people
Ranked 81st. 17 times more than Australia

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.93
Ranked 10th. 2% more than South Korea
0.915
Ranked 17th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 638
Ranked 14th.
818
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Australia

Child maltreatment deaths 0.7 per 100,000 children
Ranked 9th. 17% more than South Korea
0.6 per 100,000 children
Ranked 11th.
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant girls 103
Ranked 9th.
109
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Australia

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 9.5
Ranked 21st. 78% more than South Korea
5.32
Ranked 27th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 28.58
Ranked 28th. 74% more than South Korea
16.43
Ranked 44th.

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 46
Ranked 185th.
47
Ranked 182nd. 2% more than Australia

Dependency ratio per 100 48
Ranked 141st. 23% more than South Korea
39
Ranked 163th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 11 3
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 281
Ranked 120th.
10,927
Ranked 32nd. 39 times more than Australia
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 2nd.

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 31%
Ranked 15th.
32%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Australia

Infant mortality rate > Female 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 183th. 9% more than South Korea
3.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 190th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 7.93
Ranked 18th. 47% more than South Korea
5.4
Ranked 24th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 27.7
Ranked 91st.
53.3
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Australia
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 16000 13000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 502
Ranked 14th.
617
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Australia

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 888
Ranked 8th.
1,158
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Australia

Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys 109
Ranked 12th.
156
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Single births 292,512
Ranked 7th.
457,171
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 0.865
Ranked 29th. 9% more than South Korea
0.792
Ranked 31st.

Diseases > Measles cases 11
Ranked 86th.
180
Ranked 46th. 16 times more than Australia
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 21.8
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than South Korea
5.7
Ranked 82nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74.3
Ranked 10th. 5% more than South Korea
70.8
Ranked 32nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 46
Ranked 185th.
47
Ranked 182nd. 2% more than Australia

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 13.37
Ranked 166th.
224.84
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Australia
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 19%
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Korea
2%
Ranked 9th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70.9
Ranked 6th. 9% more than South Korea
64.8
Ranked 38th.
SARS total cases 6
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as South Korea
3
Ranked 19th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 13.04
Ranked 138th. 40% more than South Korea
9.31
Ranked 185th.

Daily smokers > 1990 28.6%
Ranked 17th.
34.6%
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Australia
Spending > Public 6.0% 2.4% (1999)
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Social assistance system financed by the State Employment Insurance Fund
Total fertility rate 1.7
Ranked 139th. 21% more than South Korea
1.4
Ranked 154th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 5.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 176th. 4% more than South Korea
5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 178th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 83
Ranked 10th. 4% more than South Korea
80
Ranked 35th.
SARS fatalities 0.0
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 16th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 46
Ranked 185th.
47
Ranked 182nd. 2% more than Australia

Respiratory disease child death rate 1.37 2.55
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 18.75
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Korea
3.67
Ranked 31st.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 <1000 1400
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Illegal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 27.55
Ranked 50th.
94.02
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Australia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 5,379
Ranked 6th. 384 times more than South Korea
14
Ranked 87th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.
9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st. 80% more than Australia
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 1,832
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than South Korea
519
Ranked 41st.
Spending > Private 2.6%
Ranked 53th.
3%
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Australia
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 6.01
Ranked 9th. 50% more than South Korea
4.02
Ranked 16th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.48%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than South Korea
2.88%
Ranked 107th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.3%
Ranked 11th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Australia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 84.93%
Ranked 57th. 6% more than South Korea
80.22%
Ranked 85th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 95
Ranked 40th. 3% more than South Korea
92
Ranked 52nd.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 4.4%
Ranked 169th.
6.04%
Ranked 150th. 37% more than Australia
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 12.42%
Ranked 122nd.
22.64%
Ranked 99th. 82% more than Australia
Infant mortality rate > Male 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 186th. 13% more than South Korea
4.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 193th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 93
Ranked 82nd.
97
Ranked 49th. 4% more than Australia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than South Korea
45
Ranked 105th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 25th. 32% more than South Korea
76
Ranked 104th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 36
Ranked 48th. 3% more than South Korea
35
Ranked 49th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys 505
Ranked 8th.
656
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 134,091
Ranked 6th.
199,977
Ranked 4th. 49% more than Australia

Births and maternity > All births of girls 146,621
Ranked 19th.
229,144
Ranked 13th. 56% more than Australia

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 1.71
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.72
Ranked 80th.
Child injury death index 9.5
Ranked 11th.
25.6
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 579
Ranked 36th.
4,569
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Australia
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.94
Ranked 28th. 43% more than South Korea
4.86
Ranked 68th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls per million people 17.16
Ranked 15th. 70% more than South Korea
10.08
Ranked 23th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 39.78
Ranked 14th. 71% more than South Korea
23.26
Ranked 23th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 8.04%
Ranked 113th.
16.5%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 90.01%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than South Korea
82.42%
Ranked 64th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 21.9%
Ranked 131st.
29.1%
Ranked 111th. 33% more than Australia

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 136th. The same as South Korea
0.1%
Ranked 140th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 76%
Ranked 1st.
81%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Australia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 77th.
99%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 19.83%
Ranked 125th.
32.89%
Ranked 84th. 66% more than Australia

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.84%
Ranked 68th.
3.08%
Ranked 65th. 8% more than Australia

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 18th. 9% more than South Korea
92%
Ranked 55th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 61.4%
Ranked 157th.
82.3%
Ranked 119th. 34% more than Australia
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 21st. 41% more than South Korea
71
Ranked 76th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 100
Ranked 17th. 25 times more than South Korea
4
Ranked 138th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 31st. 3% more than South Korea
97
Ranked 66th.
Births with health staff 100%
Ranked 10th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 12th.
Deaths > Rural deaths of infant boys per million people 4.88
Ranked 22nd. 56% more than South Korea
3.13
Ranked 26th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 22.49
Ranked 27th. 81% more than South Korea
12.39
Ranked 41st.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 160th. The same as South Korea
2.5%
Ranked 169th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than South Korea
92%
Ranked 78th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 61.6%
Ranked 154th.
76%
Ranked 129th. 23% more than Australia

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 21st. 9% more than South Korea
92
Ranked 58th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.5%
Ranked 19th. 90% more than South Korea
5%
Ranked 123th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 94
Ranked 68th.
97
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Australia
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 42.35%
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than South Korea
18.14%
Ranked 170th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 93
Ranked 85th.
99
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Australia
Births and maternity > Rural births of boys per thousand people 0.92
Ranked 29th. 9% more than South Korea
0.845
Ranked 31st.

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls per thousand people 5.69
Ranked 9th. 49% more than South Korea
3.81
Ranked 16th.

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 18.6%
Ranked 7th.
64.9%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant boys per million people 22.62
Ranked 14th. 72% more than South Korea
13.18
Ranked 23th.

SARS median age range 15
Ranked 28th.
40
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Australia
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 22.7%
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than South Korea
4.2%
Ranked 69th.
SARS fatality ratio % 0.0
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 16th.
SARS female cases % 67%
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 23th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 9th. 7% more than South Korea
73
Ranked 39th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 9
Ranked 6th.
84
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Australia

Births and maternity > Triplet births 177
Ranked 7th.
269
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 20,547
Ranked 10th.
42,056
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Australia

Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 126,978
Ranked 6th.
189,663
Ranked 4th. 49% more than Australia

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 19,300
Ranked 10th.
39,447
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Australia

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 255.95
Ranked 6th. 888 times more than South Korea
0.288
Ranked 102nd.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 6.57
Ranked 27th. 43% more than South Korea
4.6
Ranked 68th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 9.55%
Ranked 58th. 27% more than South Korea
7.51%
Ranked 95th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 13.1
Ranked 7th. 43% more than South Korea
9.18
Ranked 29th.

Deaths > Urban deaths of infant girls 383
Ranked 8th.
502
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Australia

Life expectancy > 95% range (83.70-83.90) (82.60-82.90)
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 118th.
99%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Australia

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 88th.
99%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Australia

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 3.12%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than South Korea
2.72%
Ranked 70th.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 133th. The same as South Korea
0.1
Ranked 142nd.
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 61st. 6% more than South Korea
82%
Ranked 87th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 16.76%
Ranked 26th. 22% more than South Korea
13.73%
Ranked 63th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 6.19%
Ranked 40th. 50% more than South Korea
4.13%
Ranked 72nd.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than South Korea
97%
Ranked 98th.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 28th. 41% more than South Korea
71%
Ranked 108th.
Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 96th.
96%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Australia

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