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Health Stats: compare key data on Bangladesh & Malaysia

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STAT Bangladesh Malaysia HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 26.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 23% more than Malaysia
21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 24.7
Ranked 62nd.
30.4
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Future births 1,710.71
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Malaysia
414.48
Ranked 56th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.82%
Ranked 181st.
1.84%
Ranked 134th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 107
Ranked 145th.
137
Ranked 75th. 28% more than Bangladesh
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
1.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Bangladesh

Human height > Average female height 1.506 m (4 ft 11 ⁄ 2 in) 1.574 m (5 ft 2 in)
Human height > Average male height N/A 1.702 m (5 ft 7 in)
Life expectancy > Men 69 years
Ranked 68th.
73 years
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 69.75 years
Ranked 144th.
73.79 years
Ranked 108th. 6% more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 70.66
Ranked 133th.
77.07
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 69.16
Ranked 108th.
72.38
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 69.89
Ranked 121st.
74.67
Ranked 75th. 7% more than Bangladesh

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
0.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 53.2%
Ranked 109th.
70.8%
Ranked 53th. 33% more than Bangladesh
Infant mortality rate > Total 50.73 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Malaysia
15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 116th.

Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.98 births per woman
Ranked 70th. 9% more than Malaysia
2.74 births per woman
Ranked 81st.

Infant mortality rate 64.32
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Malaysia
18.35
Ranked 99th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.099 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 21 times more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 33.1
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Malaysia
7.3
Ranked 143th.

Life expectancy > Women 70 years
Ranked 89th.
77 years
Ranked 57th. 10% more than Bangladesh
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.4
Ranked 104th.
1.76
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 20.32
Ranked 172nd.
22.58
Ranked 127th. 11% more than Bangladesh
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 6,300
Ranked 113th.
100,000
Ranked 41st. 16 times more than Bangladesh

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 117.74 births
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Malaysia
17.58 births
Ranked 141st.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 55.4%
Ranked 116th.
82%
Ranked 54th. 48% more than Bangladesh
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 13.7$
Ranked 168th.
180.1$
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than Bangladesh

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 16.3%
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $26.54
Ranked 179th.
$346.01
Ranked 91st. 13 times more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 128
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Malaysia
15
Ranked 59th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 225
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia
80
Ranked 81st.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 26.1
Ranked 21st. 47% more than Malaysia
17.8
Ranked 17th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 240 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Malaysia
29 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 120th.

Maternal mortality 350 per 100,000
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Malaysia
41 per 100,000
Ranked 90th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.3
Ranked 26th.
0.71
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Bangladesh

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 30,873.18
Ranked 54th. 95% more than Malaysia
15,805.07
Ranked 68th.

Death rates > Children under 5 52
Ranked 55th. 9 times more than Malaysia
6.1
Ranked 149th.

Death rates > Women 176.13
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Malaysia
86.03
Ranked 107th.

Death rates > Men 209.5
Ranked 72nd. 40% more than Malaysia
150.11
Ranked 105th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500
Ranked 76th.
5,900
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Bangladesh

HIV AIDS > Deaths 650
Ranked 77th.
5,800
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Bangladesh

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 290
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Malaysia
130
Ranked 128th.

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 38.7%
Ranked 16th. 47% more than Malaysia
26.4%
Ranked 67th.
Births and maternity > Number of births 3.67 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Malaysia
496,313
Ranked 11th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 36.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
12.9%
Ranked 24th.

Probability of not reaching 40 21.4%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Malaysia
5%
Ranked 100th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 63.9 years
Ranked 126th.
73.7 years
Ranked 64th. 15% more than Bangladesh

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.005 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
0.082 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 16 times more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy > Male 65.13
Ranked 116th.
72.09
Ranked 61st. 11% more than Bangladesh

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.218
Ranked 18th.
3.28
Ranked 71st. 15 times more than Bangladesh

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 4.78 trillion
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Malaysia
462.14 billion
Ranked 50th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.0421
Ranked 131st.
3.6
Ranked 64th. 85 times more than Bangladesh

Death rates > Infants 41.2
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than Malaysia
5.7
Ranked 144th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 71.65 years
Ranked 147th.
76.73 years
Ranked 108th. 7% more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy > Female 67.22
Ranked 131st.
76.79
Ranked 73th. 14% more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 69
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 163th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 54.6%
Ranked 12th.
90.7%
Ranked 20th. 66% more than Bangladesh

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 54
Ranked 160th.
349
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Spending > Per person 12
Ranked 116th.
81
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 3.27
Ranked 115th.
205.15
Ranked 42nd. 63 times more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 96%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Malaysia
95%
Ranked 87th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 141st.
0.4%
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy at birth > Male 67.93 years
Ranked 140th.
71.05 years
Ranked 106th. 5% more than Bangladesh

Malaria cases > Per 100,000 40
Ranked 66th.
57
Ranked 63th. 43% more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 64.82 years
Ranked 127th.
76.06 years
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Bangladesh

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 54.3
Ranked 131st.
63.2
Ranked 62nd. 16% more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (69.40-72.80) (76.20-76.80)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 411
Ranked 55th. 49% more than Malaysia
275
Ranked 131st.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.28
Ranked 22nd.
1.81
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Health spending per capita 14.72
Ranked 176th.
307.24
Ranked 82nd. 21 times more than Bangladesh

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 51.2%
Ranked 37th.
78.8%
Ranked 30th. 54% more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 19.63
Ranked 170th.
22.09
Ranked 113th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 63.02 years
Ranked 117th.
71.46 years
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Bangladesh

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 211
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
67
Ranked 66th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 100
Ranked 53th. 89% more than Malaysia
53
Ranked 118th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.00482
Ranked 97th.
0.209
Ranked 46th. 43 times more than Bangladesh

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 65.31
Ranked 106th.
75.6
Ranked 62nd. 16% more than Bangladesh

Drug access 50%
Ranked 130th. The same as Malaysia
50%
Ranked 129th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 59.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Malaysia
8.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 143th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 730
Ranked 75th. 17% more than Malaysia
623
Ranked 117th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 70.33
Ranked 128th.
85.01
Ranked 69th. 21% more than Bangladesh

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $42.21
Ranked 162nd.
$604.36
Ranked 70th. 14 times more than Bangladesh

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 63
Ranked 127th.
72
Ranked 68th. 14% more than Bangladesh
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 21
Ranked 167th.
23.06
Ranked 128th. 10% more than Bangladesh
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 0.27%
Ranked 107th.
1.02%
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 25.64
Ranked 21st. 44% more than Malaysia
17.86
Ranked 15th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 25.2%
Ranked 41st. 58% more than Malaysia
15.96%
Ranked 58th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 227.04 per 100,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Malaysia
101.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 0.7%
Ranked 10th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.595
Ranked 119th.
0.799
Ranked 50th. 34% more than Bangladesh
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 258
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Dependency ratio per 100 70
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Malaysia
60
Ranked 89th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 1
Smoking rate > Women 1
Ranked 125th.
2
Ranked 107th. Twice as much as Bangladesh
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 104,296
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Malaysia
9,578
Ranked 34th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 31.7%
Ranked 17th.
98.6%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Leprosy cases 5,357
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Malaysia
190
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 206
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Malaysia
14
Ranked 36th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 48.13 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Malaysia
12.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 46%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
19%
Ranked 5th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 47
Ranked 23th.
54.4
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Bangladesh
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 11000 67000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 100th. The same as Malaysia
100%
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Measles cases 2,924
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Malaysia
394
Ranked 33th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 3.8
Ranked 92nd. 36% more than Malaysia
2.8
Ranked 106th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 340
Ranked 42nd. 11 times more than Malaysia
31
Ranked 107th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 53.3
Ranked 135th.
64.8
Ranked 65th. 22% more than Bangladesh
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 258
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 712.13
Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Malaysia
357.2
Ranked 55th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 0.7%
Ranked 10th.
18.8%
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Bangladesh
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 55.3
Ranked 118th.
61.6
Ranked 60th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 110
Ranked 117th.
1,200
Ranked 68th. 11 times more than Bangladesh
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.00223
Ranked 78th.
0.0309
Ranked 67th. 14 times more than Bangladesh
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 21.29
Ranked 85th. 25% more than Malaysia
17
Ranked 117th.

Spending > Public 1.7% 1.4%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 42%
Ranked 159th.
61.95%
Ranked 127th. 48% more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Employer
Total fertility rate 3.4
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Malaysia
2.9
Ranked 81st.
Infant mortality > Male babies 63 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Malaysia
11.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Illegal Legal
Children living with AIDS 310
Ranked 69th.
770
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 63
Ranked 134th.
75
Ranked 69th. 19% more than Bangladesh
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 258
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Malaysia
98
Ranked 121st.

Respiratory disease child death rate 111.5 (est) 3.8 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 1400 17000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 1.41
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
0.522
Ranked 41st.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 36.58
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Malaysia
7.09
Ranked 59th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 87
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Malaysia
15
Ranked 85th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 1,034
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Malaysia
36
Ranked 34th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 8 times more than Malaysia
12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 14
Ranked 175th.
188
Ranked 88th. 13 times more than Bangladesh
Spending > Private 1.9%
Ranked 80th. 90% more than Malaysia
1%
Ranked 123th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 0.87%
Ranked 179th.
2.23%
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Bangladesh

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 13.2%
Ranked 30th.
97.4%
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Bangladesh

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 39%
Ranked 131st.
94%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 89.65%
Ranked 28th. 59% more than Malaysia
56.3%
Ranked 160th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 48.7%
Ranked 16th.
73.6%
Ranked 17th. 51% more than Bangladesh
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 15.1%
Ranked 41st. 151 times more than Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 138th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 91.85%
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Malaysia
71.91%
Ranked 95th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 53%
Ranked 116th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 81% more than Bangladesh

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 7.75%
Ranked 57th. 388 times more than Malaysia
0.02%
Ranked 128th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 37.71%
Ranked 55th. 55% more than Malaysia
24.31%
Ranked 73th.
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 10.25%
Ranked 45th. 18% more than Malaysia
8.67%
Ranked 65th.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 102nd. The same as Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 101st.
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 101st. The same as Malaysia
0.1%
Ranked 100th.
Public health spending > % of government spending 8.04%
Ranked 138th. 16% more than Malaysia
6.93%
Ranked 152nd.

Infant mortality rate > Male 53.23 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Malaysia
17.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 85
Ranked 113th.
96
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 7.06
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Malaysia
1.34
Ranked 51st.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 21.6%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
9%
Ranked 9th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 33.59%
Ranked 160th.
44.38%
Ranked 144th. 32% more than Bangladesh

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.1%
Ranked 100th.
7.2%
Ranked 51st. 72 times more than Bangladesh
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 49%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
19%
Ranked 4th.
Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 46
Ranked 29th. 59% more than Malaysia
29
Ranked 64th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 10 >90
Life expectancy > 95% range (69.40-72.80) (76.20-76.80)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 58%
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than Malaysia
32.41%
Ranked 54th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 52.04%
Ranked 134th.
67.02%
Ranked 113th. 29% more than Bangladesh
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 34.7%
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Malaysia
14.6%
Ranked 148th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 54.6%
Ranked 13th.
90.7%
Ranked 25th. 66% more than Bangladesh

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 137th.
0.47%
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Bangladesh

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 58.1%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Malaysia
55%
Ranked 8th.

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 63.5%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 81%
Ranked 137th.
90%
Ranked 100th. 11% more than Bangladesh

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 61.27%
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Malaysia
41.72%
Ranked 60th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 12.73%
Ranked 111th.
25.37%
Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Bangladesh

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.36%
Ranked 103th. 21% more than Malaysia
1.95%
Ranked 122nd.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 72%
Ranked 106th.
96%
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Bangladesh

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 88%
Ranked 117th.
90%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Bangladesh

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 87th.
95%
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 89%
Ranked 112th.
95%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Bangladesh

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 42.9%
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Malaysia
29%
Ranked 4th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 52%
Ranked 106th.
95%
Ranked 57th. 83% more than Bangladesh

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 16.67%
Ranked 131st.
26.58%
Ranked 114th. 59% more than Bangladesh

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 220
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Malaysia
100
Ranked 78th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 1.14%
Ranked 172nd.
1.94%
Ranked 142nd. 70% more than Bangladesh

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 74.8%
Ranked 12th. 62% more than Malaysia
46.2%
Ranked 84th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 97
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Malaysia
94
Ranked 39th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 41
Ranked 104th.
98
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Births with health staff 12%
Ranked 115th.
96%
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Bangladesh
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months 87
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 92nd.
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 3.72%
Ranked 171st. 4% more than Malaysia
3.58%
Ranked 173th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 30%
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 129th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 74%
Ranked 130th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 34% more than Bangladesh

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 88.3%
Ranked 91st. 19% more than Malaysia
74.1%
Ranked 135th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 48
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
12
Ranked 82nd.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 43%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
15.6%
Ranked 16th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 24.4%
Ranked 12th.
98.6%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Bangladesh

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.07
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Malaysia
1.04
Ranked 102nd.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 54.8%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Malaysia
43%
Ranked 10th.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 97.42%
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Malaysia
73.22%
Ranked 123th.

Health spending > % of GDP 3.38%
Ranked 163th.
4.37%
Ranked 136th. 29% more than Bangladesh

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 7.11%
Ranked 106th.
12.02%
Ranked 29th. 69% more than Bangladesh
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 85.9%
Ranked 106th.
92.8%
Ranked 87th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 47.5%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia
10.6%
Ranked 13th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.594
Ranked 94th. 6% more than Malaysia
0.559
Ranked 96th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 63
Ranked 119th.
70
Ranked 56th. 11% more than Bangladesh
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Illegal
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 26.7%
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Malaysia
1.6%
Ranked 36th.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 3.1%
Ranked 172nd.
3.8%
Ranked 158th. 23% more than Bangladesh

Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 30%
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 106th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe 13
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Malaysia
1
Ranked 100th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 13.5%
Ranked 40th.
0.0
Ranked 167th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 3.1%
Ranked 175th.
3.8%
Ranked 160th. 23% more than Bangladesh
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 77
Ranked 133th.
92
Ranked 76th. 19% more than Bangladesh
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 58.56%
Ranked 96th.
73.16%
Ranked 56th. 25% more than Bangladesh

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 85
Ranked 116th.
97
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Bangladesh
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 35%
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 105th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 35%
Ranked 121st.
93%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 73th. The same as Malaysia
100
Ranked 71st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 95
Ranked 68th.
99
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 51%
Ranked 150th.
95%
Ranked 67th. 86% more than Bangladesh

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