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Health Stats: compare key data on Ghana & Japan

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STAT Ghana Japan HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 30.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Japan
8.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.4
Ranked 8th.
30.6
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Future births 742.68
Ranked 39th.
752.78
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.92%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 118th.

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 127
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Japan
120
Ranked 117th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
14.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Ghana

Human height > Average female height 1.593 m (5 ft 2 ⁄ 2 in) 1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)
Human height > Average male height N/A 1.707 m (5 ft 7 in)
Life expectancy > Men 64 years
Ranked 45th.
80 years
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Ghana
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 61 years
Ranked 180th.
82.25 years
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 61.73
Ranked 163th.
85.9
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 59.89
Ranked 158th.
79.44
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 60.79
Ranked 161st.
82.59
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Ghana

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 13 times more than Ghana

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 48.3%
Ranked 114th.
84%
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Ghana
Infant mortality rate > Total 48.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 49th. 17 times more than Japan
2.78 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 4.06 births per woman
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Japan
1.26 births per woman
Ranked 169th.

Infant mortality rate 52.22
Ranked 51st. 16 times more than Japan
3.28
Ranked 177th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 16.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 176 times more than Japan
0.094 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 48.6
Ranked 37th. 22 times more than Japan
2.2
Ranked 190th.

Life expectancy > Women 66 years
Ranked 45th.
87 years
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Ghana
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.07
Ranked 3rd.
1.08
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Ghana
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.9
Ranked 97th.
13.98
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.15
Ranked 114th. 6% more than Japan
21.93
Ranked 143th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 260,000
Ranked 22nd. 32 times more than Japan
8,100
Ranked 105th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 60.95 births
Ranked 65th. 17 times more than Japan
3.65 births
Ranked 178th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 53.8%
Ranked 118th.
92.1%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Ghana
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 27.2$
Ranked 144th.
2,831.1$
Ranked 19th. 104 times more than Ghana

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $75.02
Ranked 147th.
$3,958.47
Ranked 16th. 53 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 69.7
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Japan
4.6
Ranked 15th.

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 72
Ranked 87th. 4 times more than Japan
19
Ranked 142nd.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 30.8
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan
8.4
Ranked 52nd.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 350 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 30th. 70 times more than Japan
5 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Maternal mortality 210 per 100,000
Ranked 45th. 26 times more than Japan
8 per 100,000
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.11
Ranked 6th.
2.12
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Ghana

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 1,338.9
Ranked 106th.
2.66 million
Ranked 12th. 1985 times more than Ghana

Death rates > Children under 5 68.5
Ranked 45th. 21 times more than Japan
3.3
Ranked 174th.

Death rates > Women 288.89
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Japan
43.31
Ranked 157th.

Death rates > Men 327.21
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Japan
87.38
Ranked 149th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 9,200
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Japan
200
Ranked 84th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 18,000
Ranked 17th. 36 times more than Japan
500
Ranked 72nd.

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 160
Ranked 107th.
210
Ranked 63th. 31% more than Ghana

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 16%
Ranked 99th.
33.1%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Ghana
Births and maternity > Number of births 699,542
Ranked 6th.
1.07 million
Ranked 6th. 53% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 57.48 years
Ranked 135th.
82.08 years
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Ghana

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 1.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 354 times more than Japan
0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 23.5
Ranked 11th.
54.3
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Ghana

Life expectancy > Male 55.73
Ranked 150th.
79.29
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Ghana

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.05
Ranked 94th.
4.14
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Ghana

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 33.96 billion
Ranked 79th.
339.72 trillion
Ranked 4th. 10003 times more than Ghana

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 10.97
Ranked 31st. 173 times more than Japan
0.0635
Ranked 130th.

Death rates > Infants 46.7
Ranked 49th. 19 times more than Japan
2.4
Ranked 176th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 62.25 years
Ranked 180th.
85.72 years
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Ghana

Life expectancy > Female 57.54
Ranked 152nd.
86.05
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 92nd.
60
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Ghana
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 73
Ranked 150th.
2,133
Ranked 20th. 29 times more than Ghana
Spending > Per person 19
Ranked 105th.
2,243
Ranked 9th. 118 times more than Ghana
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 548.9
Ranked 22nd. 351 times more than Japan
1.56
Ranked 116th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 91%
Ranked 114th.
94%
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Ghana

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 1.5%
Ranked 32nd. 15 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 124th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 59.78 years
Ranked 178th.
78.96 years
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 57.97 years
Ranked 138th.
85.63 years
Ranked 1st. 48% more than Ghana

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 49.8
Ranked 143th.
75
Ranked 1st. 51% more than Ghana
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (64.50-68.90) (85.80-85.90)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 343
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Japan
103
Ranked 189th.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan
3%
Ranked 12th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.97
Ranked 5th.
9.47
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Ghana
Births and maternity > All births of boys 306,159
Ranked 11th.
538,271
Ranked 5th. 76% more than Ghana

Health spending per capita 54.14
Ranked 139th.
2,750.8
Ranked 24th. 51 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.65
Ranked 130th. 6% more than Japan
20.34
Ranked 162nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 57.02 years
Ranked 135th.
78.69 years
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Ghana

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 145
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Japan
21
Ranked 112th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 80
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Japan
39
Ranked 144th.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.76
Ranked 24th. 194 times more than Japan
0.00391
Ranked 72nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 50.87
Ranked 143th.
87.27
Ranked 7th. 72% more than Ghana

Drug access 0.0
Ranked 152nd.
95%
Ranked 12th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 60.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 46th. 20 times more than Japan
3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 191st.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 699
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Japan
284
Ranked 187th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 55.04
Ranked 148th.
94.49
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Ghana

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $112.87
Ranked 130th.
$2,696.16
Ranked 25th. 24 times more than Ghana

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 58
Ranked 146th.
82
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Ghana
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.64
Ranked 104th. 5% more than Japan
23.52
Ranked 121st.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 0.748%
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Japan
0.259%
Ranked 108th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 31.06
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan
8.41
Ranked 48th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 23.99%
Ranked 45th. 27 times more than Japan
0.88%
Ranked 112th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 204.98 per 100,000 people
Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Japan
28.16 per 100,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 8.1%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
3.3%
Ranked 9th.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.508
Ranked 131st.
0.965
Ranked 1st. 90% more than Ghana
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 291
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Dependency ratio per 100 76
Ranked 56th. 55% more than Japan
49
Ranked 129th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) <1 7
Smoking rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 128th.
13
Ranked 56th. 26 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 7,429
Ranked 41st.
9,433
Ranked 35th. 27% more than Ghana
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 68.4%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Ghana

Diseases > Leprosy cases 594
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Japan
11
Ranked 67th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 45.01 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 46th. 17 times more than Japan
2.58 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 10.2
Ranked 127th.
44.3
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Ghana
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 300000 17000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Japan
30%
Ranked 167th.
Births and maternity > Rural births of girls per thousand people 6.91
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Japan
0.332
Ranked 32nd.

Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 0.8
Ranked 126th.
14.3
Ranked 55th. 18 times more than Ghana
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 350
Ranked 40th. 58 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 155th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 50.3
Ranked 146th.
77.7
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Ghana
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 291
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 329.8
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Japan
73.83
Ranked 125th.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 8.1%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
3.3%
Ranked 9th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 49.2
Ranked 143th.
72.3
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Ghana
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 66
Ranked 129th.
12,200
Ranked 7th. 185 times more than Ghana
Children living with AIDS per 1000 1.67
Ranked 24th. 1944 times more than Japan
0.000861
Ranked 80th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 31.16
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Japan
8.67
Ranked 188th.

Spending > Public 1.7% (1999) 5.7%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 30.03%
Ranked 172nd.
86.96%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer 1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund
Total fertility rate 4.1
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Japan
1.3
Ranked 157th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 66 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 50th. 19 times more than Japan
3.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 192nd.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Illegal
Children living with AIDS 34,000
Ranked 17th. 309 times more than Japan
110
Ranked 79th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 60
Ranked 146th.
85
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Ghana
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 291
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Japan
44
Ranked 187th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 130.52 (est) 1.52
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 180000 9900
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 26.37
Ranked 38th. 306 times more than Japan
0.0861
Ranked 83th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 25 times more than Japan
4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 30
Ranked 148th.
1,742
Ranked 17th. 58 times more than Ghana
Spending > Private 2.9%
Ranked 42nd. 81% more than Japan
1.6%
Ranked 89th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 29.11%
Ranked 96th. 77% more than Japan
16.4%
Ranked 142nd.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 60%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Japan
58.24%
Ranked 31st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.1%
Ranked 116th. 13% more than Japan
1.85%
Ranked 130th.

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 28
Ranked 110th.
100
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Ghana
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 131st.
1.5%
Ranked 81st.
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 84th.
98%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 88th.
94%
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Ghana

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 15.82%
Ranked 2nd.
97.94%
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Ghana
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 79.34%
Ranked 104th.
80.75%
Ranked 100th. 2% more than Ghana

Health spending > % of GDP 8.26%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Japan
8.02%
Ranked 48th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 51.6%
Ranked 119th.
81.33%
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Ghana

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 9.1%
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Japan
7.8%
Ranked 44th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 80
Ranked 129th.
95
Ranked 67th. 19% more than Ghana
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 59%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Japan
18.3%
Ranked 162nd.
Births with health staff 44%
Ranked 91st.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ghana
Infant mortality rate > Male 51.99 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 49th. 17 times more than Japan
2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 212th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 10.68%
Ranked 93th.
17.94%
Ranked 14th. 68% more than Ghana

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.78%
Ranked 144th.
9.27%
Ranked 39th. 94% more than Ghana

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 7.4%
Ranked 41st.
46.9%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 64.9%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
14.81%
Ranked 117th.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 0.7%
Ranked 39th.
14.5%
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Ghana

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 6.7%
Ranked 72nd.
7.8%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than Ghana

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 11%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Japan
2.5%
Ranked 139th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 75%
Ranked 127th.
100%
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Ghana

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 53.43%
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Japan
13.53%
Ranked 108th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 78.2%
Ranked 122nd.
93.4%
Ranked 71st. 19% more than Ghana

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.6%
Ranked 107th.
7.9%
Ranked 45th. 41% more than Ghana
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 81
Ranked 117th.
98
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Ghana
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 37.45%
Ranked 148th.
57.33%
Ranked 100th. 53% more than Ghana

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 80
Ranked 131st.
81
Ranked 127th. 1% more than Ghana
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 10.31%
Ranked 50th.
0.0
Ranked 141st.

Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 29.9%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan
5.6%
Ranked 8th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 13%
Ranked 157th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Ghana

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 57.1%
Ranked 25th.
99.8%
Ranked 20th. 75% more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 84.14%
Ranked 55th. 85% more than Japan
45.55%
Ranked 120th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 71.72%
Ranked 114th. 25% more than Japan
57.32%
Ranked 159th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 18%
Ranked 160th.
100%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Ghana

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.14
Ranked 32nd.
1.16
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Ghana
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 47.1%
Ranked 39th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ghana

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.83%
Ranked 111th.
6.32%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Urban births of boys per thousand people 5.92
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Japan
3.86
Ranked 19th.

Births and maternity > Rural births of girls 167,605
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
42,405
Ranked 8th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 51 >90
Births and maternity > Urban births of girls 149,936
Ranked 7th.
470,073
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > Rural births of boys 162,529
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
44,357
Ranked 8th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 3.16%
Ranked 178th.
5.12%
Ranked 157th. 62% more than Ghana
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 12.62
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan
4.21
Ranked 80th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (64.50-68.90) (85.80-85.90)
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 70.12%
Ranked 2nd.
87.66%
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Ghana
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 76.1%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan
10.56%
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 39.06%
Ranked 152nd.
79.99%
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Ghana
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 58%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Japan
15.4%
Ranked 144th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 2.27%
Ranked 35th. 23 times more than Japan
0.1%
Ranked 126th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 25.2%
Ranked 11th.
55.9%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Ghana

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 83%
Ranked 130th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Ghana

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 81%
Ranked 91st.
86%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Ghana

Private health spending > % of GDP 4%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Japan
1.5%
Ranked 134th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57
Ranked 141st.
78
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Ghana
Births and maternity > Urban births of boys 143,630
Ranked 7th.
493,849
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ghana

Births and maternity > All births of girls 317,541
Ranked 11th.
512,535
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Ghana

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 13.09
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
4.01
Ranked 79th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 131st. The same as Japan
5%
Ranked 109th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 18%
Ranked 173th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 82%
Ranked 119th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 22% more than Ghana

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 90%
Ranked 138th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Ghana

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 109th.
98%
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Ghana

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 88%
Ranked 128th.
96%
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Ghana

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 3.87%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Japan
1.48%
Ranked 141st.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 3
Ranked 29th. 30 times more than Japan
0.1
Ranked 105th.
Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 11.87%
Ranked 91st.
18.18%
Ranked 20th. 53% more than Ghana

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