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Health Stats: compare key data on India & Sri Lanka

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STAT India Sri Lanka HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 23.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Sri Lanka
18.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.5
Ranked 58th.
29.3
Ranked 7th. 11% more than India

Births and maternity > Future births 16,181.96
Ranked 1st. 73 times more than Sri Lanka
222.33
Ranked 79th.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.84%
Ranked 135th.
1.87%
Ranked 87th. 2% more than India

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India

Human height > Average female height 1.521 m (5 ft 0 in) 1.514 m (4 ft 11 ⁄ 2 in)
Human height > Average male height 1.612 m (5 ft 3 ⁄ 2 in) 1.636 m (5 ft 4 ⁄ 2 in)
Life expectancy > Men 64 years
Ranked 91st.
72 years
Ranked 50th. 13% more than India
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 66.8 years
Ranked 156th.
75.73 years
Ranked 80th. 13% more than India

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 67.74
Ranked 145th.
77.06
Ranked 88th. 14% more than India

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 64.26
Ranked 139th.
70.89
Ranked 87th. 10% more than India

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 65.96
Ranked 144th.
73.9
Ranked 89th. 12% more than India

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Sri Lanka
0.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Quality of health care system > Cost 55.92
Ranked 35th.
85
Ranked 1st. 52% more than India
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 64.36
Ranked 28th.
76.67
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 59.9%
Ranked 92nd.
71.8%
Ranked 48th. 20% more than India
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 100
Ranked 157th.
114
Ranked 130th. 14% more than India
Infant mortality rate > Total 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 145th.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 50-74
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.84 births per woman
Ranked 74th. 49% more than Sri Lanka
1.91 births per woman
Ranked 126th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 4.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 26 times more than Sri Lanka
0.187 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 43.8
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
8.3
Ranked 137th.

Life expectancy > Women 68 years
Ranked 92nd.
78 years
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than India
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.06
Ranked 3rd.
1.08
Ranked 5th. 2% more than India
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 68.95
Ranked 26th.
80
Ranked 1st. 16% more than India
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 56.38
Ranked 17th.
70
Ranked 1st. 24% more than India
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 0.9
Ranked 73th.
3.1
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than India

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.05
Ranked 158th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
20.51
Ranked 167th.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 2.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 857 times more than Sri Lanka
2,800
Ranked 125th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 69.68 births
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
18.16 births
Ranked 139th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 64.7%
Ranked 107th.
82.8%
Ranked 50th. 28% more than India
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 74.1
Ranked 36th.
100
Ranked 1st. 35% more than India
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 31.4$
Ranked 139th.
42.5$
Ranked 129th. 35% more than India

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 17%
Ranked 42nd.
22.8%
Ranked 31st. 34% more than India

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population 213.8 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Sri Lanka
4.8 million
Ranked 24th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index 21.3
Ranked 16th. 37% more than Sri Lanka
15.6
Ranked 34th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $59.10
Ranked 153th.
$96.55
Ranked 135th. 63% more than India

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 38.5
Ranked 28th. 58% more than Sri Lanka
24.3
Ranked 66th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 68.46
Ranked 20th.
75
Ranked 1st. 10% more than India
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 176
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
66
Ranked 92nd.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people 0.173 million
Ranked 42nd.
0.236 million
Ranked 28th. 37% more than India

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 22.1
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
19.1
Ranked 12th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 200 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
35 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 112th.

Maternal mortality 540 per 100,000
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
60 per 100,000
Ranked 77th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.58
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
0.55
Ranked 32nd.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 43,500.73
Ranked 49th.
214,326.74
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than India

Death rates > Children under 5 65.6
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
14.7
Ranked 114th.

Death rates > Women 174.29
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
77.33
Ranked 115th.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 65.03
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Sri Lanka
60
Ranked 1st.
Death rates > Men 260.55
Ranked 52nd. 33% more than Sri Lanka
195.8
Ranked 80th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 170,000
Ranked 3rd. 680 times more than Sri Lanka
250
Ranked 91st.
Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 63.17
Ranked 24th.
65
Ranked 1st. 3% more than India
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 260
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Sri Lanka
250
Ranked 35th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 27.06 million
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Sri Lanka
386,573
Ranked 10th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 43.5%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
21.6%
Ranked 3rd.

Probability of not reaching 40 16.7%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
5.8%
Ranked 92nd.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 63.5 years
Ranked 127th.
74.67 years
Ranked 54th. 18% more than India

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 23 times more than Sri Lanka
0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 54
Ranked 8th.
68.4
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than India

Life expectancy > Male 62.26
Ranked 131st.
70.43
Ranked 76th. 13% more than India

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 0.996
Ranked 96th.
1.93
Ranked 83th. 94% more than India

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 71.31
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Sri Lanka
70
Ranked 1st.
Access to sanitation 72%
Ranked 77th.
89%
Ranked 54th. 24% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 53.8 trillion
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
4.36 trillion
Ranked 27th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.02
Ranked 80th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka
0.137
Ranked 128th.

Death rates > Infants 50.3
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
12.7
Ranked 116th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 67.95 years
Ranked 160th.
79.38 years
Ranked 73th. 17% more than India

Life expectancy > Female 65.24
Ranked 134th.
78.01
Ranked 58th. 20% more than India

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 87th. The same as Sri Lanka
52
Ranked 72nd.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 74.2%
Ranked 45th.
99.4%
Ranked 12th. 34% more than India

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 96
Ranked 141st.
131
Ranked 129th. 36% more than India
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 47.9%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
18.4%
Ranked 37th.

CPIA gender equality rating > 1=low to 6=high per million 0.00243
Ranked 80th.
0.197
Ranked 58th. 81 times more than India

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 74%
Ranked 162nd.
99%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than India

Life expectancy at birth > Male 65.77 years
Ranked 147th.
72.21 years
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than India

Malaria cases > Per 100,000 7
Ranked 80th.
1,110
Ranked 36th. 159 times more than India
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 64.32 years
Ranked 129th.
77.38 years
Ranked 57th. 20% more than India

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (65.50-69.90) (78.70-80.70)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 53.5
Ranked 133th.
61.6
Ranked 76th. 15% more than India
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 382
Ranked 82nd. 27% more than Sri Lanka
301
Ranked 118th.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.27
Ranked 28th.
1.73
Ranked 24th. 36% more than India
Births and maternity > All births of boys 3.46 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sri Lanka
185,432
Ranked 18th.

Health spending per capita 40.29
Ranked 147th.
68.34
Ranked 128th. 70% more than India

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 75.2%
Ranked 17th.
99.4%
Ranked 8th. 32% more than India

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 19.6
Ranked 171st. About the same as Sri Lanka
19.57
Ranked 172nd.
Hunger and malnutrition > Global Hunger Index per million people 0.0174
Ranked 49th.
0.72
Ranked 37th. 41 times more than India

Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 62.72 years
Ranked 121st.
72.09 years
Ranked 52nd. 15% more than India

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 199
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
50
Ranked 77th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 116
Ranked 35th.
458
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.143
Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka
0.0133
Ranked 89th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 58.49
Ranked 127th.
70.53
Ranked 90th. 21% more than India

Drug access 0.0
Ranked 149th.
95%
Ranked 1st.
Infant mortality > Female babies 64.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
11.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 132nd.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 713
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Sri Lanka
681
Ranked 97th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 67.51
Ranked 132nd.
86
Ranked 61st. 27% more than India

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $109.23
Ranked 132nd.
$179.38
Ranked 115th. 64% more than India

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.5
Ranked 137th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
21.44
Ranked 158th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 62
Ranked 129th.
71
Ranked 70th. 15% more than India
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 22.45
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
19.29
Ranked 11th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 24.25%
Ranked 43th. 58% more than Sri Lanka
15.31%
Ranked 63th.
Teenage mother birth rate 16
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 10th.
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 167.82 per 100,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
60.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.525
Ranked 129th.
0.786
Ranked 57th. 50% more than India
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 177
Ranked 68th. 86% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Dependency ratio per 100 61
Ranked 83th. 33% more than Sri Lanka
46
Ranked 146th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 1 1
Smoking rate > Women 1
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
0.3
Ranked 132nd.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 592,587
Ranked 1st. 131 times more than Sri Lanka
4,528
Ranked 56th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 52.3%
Ranked 46th.
98.6%
Ranked 28th. 89% more than India

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 15.8%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
3.7%
Ranked 7th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 9%
Ranked 83th.
24%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than India

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 937
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 49.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
8.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 141st.

Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 4+ visits during pregrancy 37%
Ranked 13th.
92.5%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 45%
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Sri Lanka
29%
Ranked 10th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 33.1
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Sri Lanka
30.2
Ranked 80th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 5600000 5000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
CPIA gender equality rating > 1=low to 6=high 3
Ranked 45th.
4
Ranked 9th. 33% more than India

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 52nd. 16% more than Sri Lanka
86%
Ranked 122nd.
Diseases > Measles cases 36,900
Ranked 3rd. 839 times more than Sri Lanka
44
Ranked 59th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 3.8
Ranked 91st. 46% more than Sri Lanka
2.6
Ranked 107th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 230
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
39
Ranked 99th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 53.6
Ranked 133th.
64
Ranked 74th. 19% more than India
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 177
Ranked 68th. 86% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 511.25
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
225.96
Ranked 82nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 53.3
Ranked 127th.
59.2
Ranked 85th. 11% more than India
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 140
Ranked 114th.
1,100
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than India
Death rates > Boys aged 1 9
Ranked 20th.
10.1
Ranked 9th. 12% more than India
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 21.32
Ranked 84th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
18.33
Ranked 105th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 67.2%
Ranked 118th.
70%
Ranked 108th. 4% more than India

Total fertility rate 3
Ranked 76th. 50% more than Sri Lanka
2
Ranked 120th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Employer Employer
Infant mortality > Male babies 60.9 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
13.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 135th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 63
Ranked 133th.
75
Ranked 58th. 19% more than India
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 177
Ranked 68th. 86% more than Sri Lanka
95
Ranked 123th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 83.54 (est) 47.2 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 1600000 <1000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 70,729
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 108th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.808
Ranked 37th.
0.0
Ranked 67th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 7,005
Ranked 1st. 159 times more than Sri Lanka
44
Ranked 32nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 20
Ranked 160th.
64
Ranked 129th. 3 times more than India
Spending > Private 4.2%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
1.8%
Ranked 81st.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 60
Ranked 130th.
68
Ranked 73th. 13% more than India
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 3.87%
Ranked 165th. 13% more than Sri Lanka
3.43%
Ranked 175th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 16
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 8th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 46
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 90th.
Nutrition > % of households consuming iodized salt 50
Ranked 67th.
88
Ranked 29th. 76% more than India
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.7%
Ranked 88th.
1%
Ranked 84th. 43% more than India
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1%
Ranked 103th.
1.9%
Ranked 89th. 90% more than India
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.1%
Ranked 86th. 65% more than Sri Lanka
3.7%
Ranked 162nd.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 67
Ranked 153th.
99
Ranked 1st. 48% more than India
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 61.31%
Ranked 91st.
85.76%
Ranked 31st. 40% more than India

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 70
Ranked 151st.
98
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than India
Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 22%
Ranked 143th.
89%
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than India

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 52.7%
Ranked 27th.
98.6%
Ranked 16th. 87% more than India

Disease prevention > Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feedin 32.7%
Ranked 25th.
66.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Infant mortality rate > Male 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
10.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 149th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 59%
Ranked 134th.
98%
Ranked 46th. 66% more than India

Public health spending > % of government spending 3.75%
Ranked 176th.
8.48%
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than India

Death rates > Girls aged 1 12.4
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 9th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 31%
Ranked 173th.
44.65%
Ranked 144th. 44% more than India

Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 86th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 72nd.
Diseases > Measles cases per million people 31.84
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Sri Lanka
2.2
Ranked 79th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 7.1
Ranked 75th.
8.89
Ranked 17th. 25% more than India

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 21%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
19%
Ranked 43th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 54%
Ranked 138th.
88%
Ranked 95th. 63% more than India

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 88%
Ranked 103th.
90%
Ranked 96th. 2% more than India

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 96%
Ranked 107th.
98%
Ranked 77th. 2% more than India

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 9.01%
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
7.48%
Ranked 96th.
Diseases > Antiretroviral therapy coverage > % of people with advanced HIV infection 50%
Ranked 52nd. 47% more than Sri Lanka
34%
Ranked 79th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 72%
Ranked 175th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than India

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 74%
Ranked 165th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than India

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 4.14%
Ranked 19th. 77% more than Sri Lanka
2.34%
Ranked 93th.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.8
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
0.1
Ranked 93th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 59.36%
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Sri Lanka
45.94%
Ranked 48th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.67%
Ranked 84th. 40% more than Sri Lanka
1.9%
Ranked 126th.

Nutrition > % of children who are   exclusively breastfed 6 months 37
Ranked 44th.
54
Ranked 23th. 46% more than India
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 47.9%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
17.3%
Ranked 11th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 0.3%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 107th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 6.54
Ranked 75th.
8.53
Ranked 16th. 30% more than India

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 89.93%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
86.73%
Ranked 79th.

Health spending > % of GDP 4.11%
Ranked 145th.
4.2%
Ranked 141st. 2% more than India

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 61.02
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 108th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls 3.19 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Sri Lanka
177,983
Ranked 18th.

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 98.5%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Sri Lanka
95.1%
Ranked 79th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 46.7%
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Sri Lanka
29.4%
Ranked 5th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 37.12%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
8.56%
Ranked 129th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 0.87%
Ranked 178th.
1.96%
Ranked 141st. 2 times more than India

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 42.5%
Ranked 62nd.
96%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than India

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 33%
Ranked 145th.
91%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than India

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 86.14%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
85.23%
Ranked 52nd.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 59.5%
Ranked 15th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than India

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.5%
Ranked 115th.
1.2%
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than India

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 86.51%
Ranked 34th. About the same as Sri Lanka
86.13%
Ranked 39th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 31%
Ranked 139th.
91%
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than India

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 1.37%
Ranked 91st.
1.69%
Ranked 85th. 23% more than India

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 9.91%
Ranked 47th.
26.07%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.1%
Ranked 84th. The same as Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 74th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 49.7%
Ranked 23th. 70% more than Sri Lanka
29.3%
Ranked 8th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 3.03%
Ranked 53th. 37% more than Sri Lanka
2.21%
Ranked 97th.

Nutrition > Consumption of iodized salt > % of households 51.1%
Ranked 19th.
92.4%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than India

Disease prevention > Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs > % of children under age 5 with fever 8.2%
Ranked 20th. 27 times more than Sri Lanka
0.3%
Ranked 13th.
Nutrition > Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate > % of children ages 6-59 months 66%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Sri Lanka
64%
Ranked 49th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 1.9%
Ranked 30th. 19% more than Sri Lanka
1.6%
Ranked 13th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 70
Ranked 151st.
98
Ranked 19th. 40% more than India
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 6.04
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
2.2
Ranked 36th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 27.6%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Sri Lanka
17.6%
Ranked 4th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 26.18%
Ranked 169th.
47.46%
Ranked 129th. 81% more than India

% immunized 1-year-old children > TB 81
Ranked 115th.
99
Ranked 1st. 22% more than India
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 98
Ranked 84th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than India
Population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-1992 25%
Ranked 43th.
28%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than India
Population suffering from undernourishment in 2001-2003 20%
Ranked 47th.
22%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than India
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 61
Ranked 126th.
97
Ranked 51st. 59% more than India
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Illegal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 49%
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Sri Lanka
30%
Ranked 8th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 41 >90
Life expectancy > 95% range (65.50-69.90) (78.70-80.70)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 74.3%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
29.9%
Ranked 8th.

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 52.97%
Ranked 132nd.
65.37%
Ranked 120th. 23% more than India
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 38.6%
Ranked 67th. 19% more than Sri Lanka
32.5%
Ranked 79th.

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs > % of children under age 5 with fever 8.2%
Ranked 20th. 27 times more than Sri Lanka
0.3%
Ranked 14th.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 75.2%
Ranked 29th.
99.4%
Ranked 13th. 32% more than India

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.92%
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
0.1%
Ranked 120th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 47%
Ranked 19th.
70%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than India

Maternity > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 46.4%
Ranked 10th.
75.8%
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than India

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 58%
Ranked 174th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than India

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 59%
Ranked 161st.
66%
Ranked 136th. 12% more than India

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 8.05%
Ranked 139th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
7.16%
Ranked 149th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 1.2%
Ranked 182nd.
1.53%
Ranked 173th. 28% more than India

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 108th.
98%
Ranked 76th. 3% more than India

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 83%
Ranked 78th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
74%
Ranked 98th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 59%
Ranked 176th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than India

Teenage mothers > % of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant 16%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
5%
Ranked 10th.
Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 66%
Ranked 167th.
97%
Ranked 49th. 47% more than India

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 71%
Ranked 157th.
96%
Ranked 49th. 35% more than India

Nutrition > Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months 46.4%
Ranked 10th.
75.8%
Ranked 1st. 63% more than India

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 21%
Ranked 138th.
92%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than India

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 38.26%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
37.84%
Ranked 58th.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 170
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
66.16
Ranked 89th.

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