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Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 19.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 41% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.4
Ranked 21st.
28
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Brazil

Births and maternity > Future births 1,777.51
Ranked 15th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83%
Ranked 143th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Brazil

Blood types > O negative 9%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than United States
6.6%
Ranked 1st.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Brazil

Life expectancy > Men 71 years
Ranked 26th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Brazil
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 72.53 years
Ranked 120th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Brazil

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.05
Ranked 89th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Brazil

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 69.82
Ranked 101st.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Brazil

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 73.35
Ranked 98th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Brazil

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Brazil

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 59.3%
Ranked 95th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Brazil
Quality of health care system > Cost 43.01
Ranked 43th.
45.81
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Brazil
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 52.9
Ranked 41st.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Brazil
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 133
Ranked 85th. The same as United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 75-89 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.29 births per woman
Ranked 102nd. 12% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 3.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 12.9
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 77 years
Ranked 24th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Brazil
Blood types > AB negative 0.5%
Ranked 4th.
0.6%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Brazil
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 57.61
Ranked 36th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Brazil
Blood types > O positive 36%
Ranked 7th.
37.4%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Brazil
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.7%
Ranked 53th. 17% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Blood types > B negative 2%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than United States
1.5%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 32.46
Ranked 41st.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 86% more than Brazil
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.4
Ranked 69th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 29% more than Brazil

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.79
Ranked 69th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Brazil
Blood types > A Positive 34%
Ranked 3rd.
35.7%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Brazil
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 660,000
Ranked 12th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 82% more than Brazil

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 89.42 births
Ranked 39th. 79% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Blood types > B positive 8%
Ranked 5th.
8.5%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Brazil
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 75.4%
Ranked 85th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Brazil
Blood types > AB positive 2.5%
Ranked 7th.
3.4%
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Brazil
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 75.38
Ranked 34th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Brazil
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 289.5$
Ranked 66th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Brazil

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $1,120.56
Ranked 40th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Brazil

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 71.4
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 60.45
Ranked 32nd.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Brazil
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 46
Ranked 108th. 13 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 16.4
Ranked 15th. 21% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 56 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 160 per 100,000
Ranked 50th. 20 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.69
Ranked 43th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 12,892.83
Ranked 76th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Brazil

Death rates > Children under 5 20.6
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 120.35
Ranked 77th. 48% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 48.91
Ranked 36th.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 42% more than Brazil
Death rates > Men 229.96
Ranked 63th. 63% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 15,000
Ranked 32nd.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Brazil

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 55.3
Ranked 34th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Brazil
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 220
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 3.14 million
Ranked 1st.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Brazil

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 2.2%
Ranked 27th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Brazil

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 71.24 years
Ranked 89th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Brazil

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.083 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 73% more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Life expectancy > Male 68.83
Ranked 95th.
76
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Brazil

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 6.42
Ranked 31st.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 53% more than Brazil

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 59.93
Ranked 44th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 34% more than Brazil
Access to sanitation 50%
Ranked 102nd.
100%
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 2.56 trillion
Ranked 31st.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 3.63
Ranked 51st.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Brazil

Death rates > Infants 17.3
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.27 years
Ranked 113th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Brazil

Life expectancy > Female 76.16
Ranked 83th.
81
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Brazil

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 24
Ranked 121st.
52
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Brazil
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 611
Ranked 53th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Spending > Per person 308
Ranked 38th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Brazil
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 7.1%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.3%
Ranked 86th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Brazil

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 97%
Ranked 56th. 8% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 68.97 years
Ranked 127th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Brazil

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 3.2 per 100,000 people
Ranked 40th.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Brazil
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 75.2 years
Ranked 77th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Brazil

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 59.8
Ranked 96th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Brazil
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (77.50-77.90) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 286
Ranked 125th. 60% more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 13%
Ranked 8th.
33%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.91
Ranked 47th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil

Health spending per capita 605.66
Ranked 54th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Brazil

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 96.7%
Ranked 16th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Brazil
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.72
Ranked 68th.
27
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Brazil
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 67.47 years
Ranked 100th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Brazil

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 44
Ranked 86th. 22 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 78
Ranked 80th. 56% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0825
Ranked 61st. 49% more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 67.03
Ranked 102nd.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Brazil

Drug access 0.0
Ranked 144th.
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 23.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 625
Ranked 116th. 39% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 80.36
Ranked 100th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Brazil

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $798.58
Ranked 57th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 69
Ranked 98th.
77
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Brazil
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.85
Ranked 67th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Brazil
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.38
Ranked 15th. 22% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 14.43%
Ranked 66th. 96% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 2.3
Ranked 38th.
9
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Brazil

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 59.57 per 100,000 people
Ranked 103th. 13 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 13.1%
Ranked 10th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.725
Ranked 85th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 19% more than Brazil
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 106
Ranked 111th. 33% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 50
Ranked 127th.
51
Ranked 125th. 2% more than Brazil
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 11 16
Smoking rate > Women 12
Ranked 58th.
19
Ranked 47th. 58% more than Brazil
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 38,444
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 97%
Ranked 32nd.
99%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Brazil

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 50%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than United States
31%
Ranked 13th.

Contraception 77%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United States
76%
Ranked 8th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 5
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 17.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 6%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 610000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 130th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere, mostly agree 13%
Ranked 6th.
24%
Ranked 5th. 85% more than Brazil
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere 34%
Ranked 4th. 70% more than United States
20%
Ranked 8th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 58
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 62.4
Ranked 89th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Brazil
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 106
Ranked 111th. 33% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 202.34
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 13.1%
Ranked 10th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 9%
Ranked 10th.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57.2
Ranked 105th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Brazil
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 860
Ranked 76th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Brazil
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.65
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.0715
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 16
Ranked 121st. 16% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should interfere, mostly disagree 15%
Ranked 6th. 25% more than United States
12%
Ranked 7th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Government should not interfere 35%
Ranked 2nd.
40%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Brazil
Spending > Public 2.9% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 82.27%
Ranked 88th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Brazil

Total fertility rate 2.2
Ranked 115th. 5% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 31 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 91st. 5 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 Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards Abortion > Always justified 4%
Ranked 4th.
5%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Brazil
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 73
Ranked 82nd.
80
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Brazil
Children living with AIDS 13,000
Ranked 29th. 30% more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 106
Ranked 111th. 33% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 28.63 (est) 40.43 (est)
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 12.46
Ranked 18th.
17.3
Ranked 11th. 39% more than Brazil
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 220000 300000
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0263
Ranked 66th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 596
Ranked 26th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Brazil
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 281
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 96th.
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Never justified 79%
Ranked 5th. 76% more than United States
45%
Ranked 9th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Attitudes of Christians towards abortion > Sometimes justified 16%
Ranked 4th.
46%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 280
Ranked 65th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Brazil
Spending > Private 3.6%
Ranked 25th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Brazil
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.76%
Ranked 52nd.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Brazil

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 96.7%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Brazil

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 75%
Ranked 80th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Brazil

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 81.08%
Ranked 82nd. 34% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 96.8%
Ranked 4th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Brazil
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 89
Ranked 58th. 1% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 73.05%
Ranked 115th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Brazil

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 80%
Ranked 90th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Brazil

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.02%
Ranked 127th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 14.12%
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 29.12%
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 7.3%
Ranked 7th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Brazil

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 96
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 1.48
Ranked 46th. 22 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 8.2%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 41.59%
Ranked 148th.
45.54%
Ranked 139th. 9% more than Brazil

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 19th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 84
Ranked 98th.
100
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Brazil
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 46.53%
Ranked 31st.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Illegal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 5%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 45.64
Ranked 14th. 1250 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 89 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 0.0
Ranked 98th.
715
Ranked 35th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (77.50-77.90) (80.50-80.60)
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 95th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Brazil

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 4.04%
Ranked 22nd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.7
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 82%
Ranked 83th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Brazil

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 8.69%
Ranked 133th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Brazil

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.07%
Ranked 73th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Brazil

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 99th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Brazil

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 57%
Ranked 131st.
100%
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Brazil

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 56th. The same as United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 7.1%
Ranked 13th. 82% more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 37%
Ranked 121st.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Brazil

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 33.8%
Ranked 62nd. 62% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.6%
Ranked 50th. Twice as much as United States
0.3%
Ranked 65th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 46.47
Ranked 103th. 10 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.6%
Ranked 64th. The same as United States
0.6%
Ranked 65th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 3.51%
Ranked 87th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Brazil

Drinking water availability % 87%
Ranked 68th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Brazil
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 54.1%
Ranked 57th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Brazil
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 76
Ranked 83th.
100
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Brazil
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 53
Ranked 109th.
100
Ranked 9th. 89% more than Brazil
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 43
Ranked 97th.
100
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Brazil
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 95
Ranked 70th.
100
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Brazil
Births with health staff 88%
Ranked 51st.
99%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Brazil
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 8.9%
Ranked 44th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Brazil

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 7%
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 90%
Ranked 84th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Brazil

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 64.2%
Ranked 151st. 3 times more than United States
23.8%
Ranked 180th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 6
Ranked 106th. 6 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 87
Ranked 72nd.
100
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Brazil
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.5%
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 146th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.9%
Ranked 44th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 85% more than Brazil
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 93
Ranked 70th. 2% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 53.5%
Ranked 109th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 59% more than Brazil

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 97
Ranked 43th. 8% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 97%
Ranked 31st.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Brazil

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 45.74%
Ranked 139th.
45.94%
Ranked 138th. About the same as Brazil

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.09
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 21.8%
Ranked 33th.
24.1%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Brazil

Private health spending > % of GDP 4.93%
Ranked 12th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Brazil

Public health spending > % of government spending 5.37%
Ranked 163th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Brazil

Infant mortality rate > Male 24.63 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 85.56%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Brazil
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 35.8%
Ranked 14th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Brazil
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 11
Ranked 103th. 6 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 2
Ranked 104th. Twice as much as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Diseases > Rubella cases 8,672
Ranked 6th. 788 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 66
Ranked 98th.
75
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Brazil
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 3.14
Ranked 73th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Brazil
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 10.52%
Ranked 44th. 13% more than United States
9.35%
Ranked 60th.
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 6%
Ranked 86th. 20% more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 87%
Ranked 99th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Brazil

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 97%
Ranked 63th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Brazil

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 63th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Brazil

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 54.9%
Ranked 25th. 42 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 73.86%
Ranked 91st.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Brazil

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