×

Health Stats: compare key data on Norway & United Kingdom

Definitions

STAT Norway United Kingdom HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 12.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 4% more than United Kingdom
11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.1
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United Kingdom
29.3
Ranked 9th.

Births and maternity > Future births 79.55
Ranked 108th.
782.05
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Norway

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.94%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than United Kingdom
1.91%
Ranked 61st.

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Norway

Life expectancy > Men 79 years
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United Kingdom
78 years
Ranked 21st.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 80.2 years
Ranked 24th. About the same as United Kingdom
80.05 years
Ranked 27th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.6
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United Kingdom
82.7
Ranked 30th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 79.1
Ranked 16th. About the same as United Kingdom
78.9
Ranked 18th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.3
Ranked 15th. 1% more than United Kingdom
80.75
Ranked 22nd.

Obesity 8.3%
Ranked 26th.
23%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than United Kingdom
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Probability of not reaching 60 9.1%
Ranked 41st.
9.9%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Norway
Quality of health care system > Cost 79.41
Ranked 9th.
79.76
Ranked 7th. About the same as Norway
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 75.69
Ranked 9th. 4% more than United Kingdom
72.61
Ranked 14th.
Blood types > O negative 6%
Ranked 4th.
7%
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Norway
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 82.2%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Kingdom
81.5%
Ranked 14th.
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 140
Ranked 69th.
147
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Norway
Infant mortality rate > Total 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 203th.
4.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 184th. 31% more than Norway

Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 2,118
Ranked 20th.
2,564
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Norway
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.84 births per woman
Ranked 129th. 2% more than United Kingdom
1.8 births per woman
Ranked 132nd.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.465 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
0.857 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 84% more than Norway
Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 3,710
Ranked 22nd.
4,220
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Norway
Heart disease deaths 112.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
122 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Norway
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 2.2
Ranked 191st.
4.1
Ranked 163th. 86% more than Norway

Life expectancy > Women 83 years
Ranked 25th. 1% more than United Kingdom
82 years
Ranked 30th.
Blood types > AB negative 0.6%
Ranked 3rd.
1%
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Norway
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 73.53
Ranked 18th. 5% more than United Kingdom
70.34
Ranked 21st.
Blood types > O positive 34%
Ranked 8th.
37%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Norway
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.1%
Ranked 129th.
0.2%
Ranked 95th. Twice as much as Norway

Blood types > B negative 1.2%
Ranked 3rd.
2%
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Norway
Mental health > Mental health index 70%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United Kingdom
61%
Ranked 14th.
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 56.25
Ranked 18th. 13% more than United Kingdom
49.81
Ranked 28th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.9
Ranked 30th. The same as United Kingdom
3.9
Ranked 21st.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.69
Ranked 72nd.
26.19
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Norway
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 4,000
Ranked 117th.
85,000
Ranked 44th. 21 times more than Norway

Blood types > A Positive 42.5%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than United Kingdom
35%
Ranked 3rd.
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 9.35 births
Ranked 159th.
24.79 births
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Norway

Blood types > B positive 6.8%
Ranked 7th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Norway
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 90%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than United Kingdom
88.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Blood types > AB positive 3.4%
Ranked 5th. 13% more than United Kingdom
3%
Ranked 5th.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 93.94
Ranked 14th.
94.74
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Norway
Deaths > Deaths of infants 150
Ranked 28th.
3,386
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Norway

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 5,404.7$
Ranked 4th. 86% more than United Kingdom
2,899.7$
Ranked 18th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $8,987.26
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
$3,608.65
Ranked 19th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 9.5
Ranked 70th.
25.1
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Norway

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 73.39
Ranked 12th. 5% more than United Kingdom
69.84
Ranked 19th.
Births > Low birth weight 4.7%
Ranked 22nd.
7.6%
Ranked 6th. 62% more than Norway
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 7.5
Ranked 174th.
15
Ranked 155th. Twice as much as Norway

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 12.2
Ranked 11th.
12.8
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Norway

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 7 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 162nd.
12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 143th. 71% more than Norway

Maternal mortality 6 per 100,000
Ranked 129th.
7 per 100,000
Ranked 121st. 17% more than Norway
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.89
Ranked 7th. 77% more than United Kingdom
2.2
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 270,690.9
Ranked 25th. 16 times more than United Kingdom
16,627.9
Ranked 98th.

Death rates > Children under 5 3.3
Ranked 175th.
5.5
Ranked 152nd. 67% more than Norway

Death rates > Women 52.67
Ranked 148th.
61.12
Ranked 148th. 16% more than Norway

Death from cancer 289.4 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 11th. 14% more than United Kingdom
253.5 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 16th.
Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 56.82
Ranked 29th.
60.55
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Norway
Death rates > Men 80.98
Ranked 154th.
99.85
Ranked 157th. 23% more than Norway

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 100
Ranked 116th.
500
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Norway

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 15,343
Ranked 18th.
202,402
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Norway

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 85.16
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than United Kingdom
71.92
Ranked 16th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 110
Ranked 144th. The same as United Kingdom
110
Ranked 140th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 60,220
Ranked 18th.
790,204
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway

Daily smokers 26%
Ranked 17th. The same as United Kingdom
26%
Ranked 18th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 80.04 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
78.95 years
Ranked 25th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 88.4
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United Kingdom
84
Ranked 1st.

Life expectancy > Male 78.4
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
77.88
Ranked 17th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 15.41
Ranked 7th. 63% more than United Kingdom
9.47
Ranked 4th.

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 83.33
Ranked 6th. 9% more than United Kingdom
76.76
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 1.32 trillion
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than United Kingdom
1.04 trillion
Ranked 58th.

Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 6th.
Births by caesarean section 137 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 15th.
170 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Norway
Infant mortality > Infant mortality 3.2 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 25th.
5 Deaths per 1 000 live bir
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Norway
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.828
Ranked 104th.
1.38
Ranked 87th. 66% more than Norway

Death rates > Infants 2.8
Ranked 174th.
4.6
Ranked 151st. 64% more than Norway

Life expectancy at birth > Female 83.02 years
Ranked 24th. 1% more than United Kingdom
82.25 years
Ranked 39th.

Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 7th.
Life expectancy > Female 83.2
Ranked 14th. 1% more than United Kingdom
82.03
Ranked 30th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 223
Ranked 3rd. The same as United Kingdom
223
Ranked 2nd.
Nurses 10.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United Kingdom
8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 3,409
Ranked 4th. 58% more than United Kingdom
2,160
Ranked 19th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 15th.
3.23
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Norway

Spending > Per person 3,182
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than United Kingdom
1,675
Ranked 18th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 20.19
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
7.97
Ranked 111th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 389.25
Ranked 5th.
402.61
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Norway

Respiratory disease deaths 50.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
79.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Norway
Obesity > Obese population aged 15 or more > Females 8.2 21.4
Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more 42.7 60
Digestive disease deaths 14.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 23th.
22.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 48% more than Norway
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 93%
Ranked 103th. 3% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 121st.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.2%
Ranked 114th.
0.3%
Ranked 90th. 50% more than Norway

Life expectancy at birth > Male 77.53 years
Ranked 27th.
77.95 years
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Norway

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 51st.
3.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Norway
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 82.5 years
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Kingdom
81.1 years
Ranked 34th.

Life expectancy > Life expectancy at birth > Total 80.6 Number of years
Ranked 9th. 2% more than United Kingdom
79.1 Number of years
Ranked 21st.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Kingdom
70.6
Ranked 24th.
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 158
Ranked 178th.
175
Ranked 165th. 11% more than Norway
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 16.33
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than United Kingdom
0.63
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 30,933
Ranked 25th.
413,910
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway

Circulatory disease deaths 258 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 8th.
265 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Norway
Health spending per capita 7,353.87
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than United Kingdom
3,867.42
Ranked 18th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.1
Ranked 80th.
24.76
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Norway
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 77.7 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than United Kingdom
76.9 years
Ranked 21st.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 3
Ranked 160th.
5
Ranked 150th. 67% more than Norway
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 42
Ranked 140th. 62% more than United Kingdom
26
Ranked 182nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 87.47
Ranked 6th. 2% more than United Kingdom
85.38
Ranked 18th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 46th. The same as United Kingdom
95%
Ranked 25th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 3.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 189th.
5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 170th. 52% more than Norway

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 391
Ranked 173th.
441
Ranked 157th. 13% more than Norway
Life expectancy > Healthy years 70.8 years
Ranked 10th. 2% more than United Kingdom
69.6 years
Ranked 20th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 29.89
Ranked 32nd.
53.96
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Norway

Births and maternity > Twin births 1,928
Ranked 19th.
24,886
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Norway

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 92.29
Ranked 15th. 2% more than United Kingdom
90.59
Ranked 28th.

Diseases > Cholera cases 1
Ranked 47th.
32
Ranked 35th. 32 times more than Norway
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $4,774.01
Ranked 4th. 60% more than United Kingdom
$2,992.35
Ranked 20th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 79
Ranked 24th. The same as United Kingdom
79
Ranked 21st.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.28
Ranked 53th.
27.62
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Norway
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more 34.4 39
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 12.16
Ranked 11th.
12.78
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Norway

Intestinal diseases death rate 1.33%
Ranked 105th. 77% more than United Kingdom
0.75%
Ranked 114th.
Health care funding > Total per capita $2,268.00 per capita
Ranked 8th. 29% more than United Kingdom
$1,764.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Female 11.4%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than United Kingdom
11.3%
Ranked 18th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 3.8
Ranked 39th.
4.9
Ranked 31st. 29% more than Norway

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 5.21 per 100,000 people
Ranked 189th.
14.24 per 100,000 people
Ranked 158th. 3 times more than Norway

Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more > Males 50.1 65.5
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 5.9%
Ranked 13th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Norway
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.928
Ranked 12th. 3% more than United Kingdom
0.903
Ranked 23th.
Death from cancer per million 64.44 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
4.3 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 15th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 92
Ranked 37th.
2,067
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Norway

Child maltreatment deaths 0.3 per 100,000 children
Ranked 23th.
0.4 per 100,000 children
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Norway
Obesity > Overweight population aged 15 or more > Males 41.7 44.5
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 18.57
Ranked 38th.
33.44
Ranked 35th. 80% more than Norway

Teen birth rate 19
Ranked 25th.
33
Ranked 12th. 74% more than Norway
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 54
Ranked 174th.
60
Ranked 160th. 11% more than Norway

Dependency ratio per 100 53
Ranked 118th. 2% more than United Kingdom
52
Ranked 123th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 9 10
Smoking rate > Women 30
Ranked 10th. 25% more than United Kingdom
24
Ranked 34th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 38
Ranked 158th.
1,639
Ranked 83th. 43 times more than Norway
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 16%
Ranked 61st.
26%
Ranked 23th. 63% more than Norway

Infant mortality rate > Female 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 202nd.
4.15 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 187th. 31% more than Norway

Health care funding > Private per capita $391.00 per capita
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United Kingdom
$335.00 per capita
Ranked 21st.
Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 8.28
Ranked 17th. 2% more than United Kingdom
8.11
Ranked 29th.
Red Cross donations 20.95 million
Ranked 7th.
84.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Norway
Health care funding > Public per capita $1,877.00 per capita
Ranked 5th. 31% more than United Kingdom
$1,429.00 per capita
Ranked 16th.
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 33.6
Ranked 70th.
36.7
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Norway
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 2500 67000
Acute care beds 3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
3.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 26% more than Norway
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 80%
Ranked 132nd.
90%
Ranked 118th. 13% more than Norway
Life expectancy > Male healthy years 69.3 years
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United Kingdom
68.4 years
Ranked 16th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 50
Ranked 38th.
1,610
Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Norway

Births and maternity > Single births 58,251
Ranked 26th.
764,803
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Norway

Years lived in ill health > Male 6.8 years
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United Kingdom
6.6 years
Ranked 23th.
Years lived in ill health > Female 9.3 years
Ranked 16th. 3% more than United Kingdom
9 years
Ranked 20th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 30.4
Ranked 12th.
34.7
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Norway
Duration of hospitalisation 6 days
Ranked 11th.
6.9 days
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Norway
Obesity in men 8.4%
Ranked 9th.
22.1%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 7
Ranked 153th.
12
Ranked 132nd. 71% more than Norway

Red Cross donations per capita 4.66
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.43
Ranked 10th.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 73.6
Ranked 15th. 2% more than United Kingdom
72.1
Ranked 25th.
Circulatory disease deaths per million 57.82 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United Kingdom
4.52 deaths per 100,000 peopl
Ranked 13th.
Percentage of life lived in ill health > Males 8.9%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United Kingdom
8.8%
Ranked 22nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 54
Ranked 174th.
60
Ranked 160th. 11% more than Norway

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 8.07
Ranked 171st.
26.87
Ranked 150th. 3 times more than Norway
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 5.9%
Ranked 13th.
23%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Norway
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70.4
Ranked 10th. 2% more than United Kingdom
69.1
Ranked 22nd.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 7,600
Ranked 21st. 62% more than United Kingdom
4,700
Ranked 35th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.08
Ranked 106th.
0.1
Ranked 100th. 25% more than Norway
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 12.3
Ranked 144th. About the same as United Kingdom
12.29
Ranked 146th.

Daily smokers > 1990 35%
Ranked 8th. 17% more than United Kingdom
30%
Ranked 15th.
Spending > Public 7.0 (1999) 5.8% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 72nd. The same as United Kingdom
86.96%
Ranked 60th.

Life expectancy > Female healthy years 72.2 years
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Kingdom
70.9 years
Ranked 19th.
Total fertility rate 1.8
Ranked 135th. 13% more than United Kingdom
1.6
Ranked 146th.
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Social insurance Employer (92% refunded by public funds)
Infant mortality > Male babies 4.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 187th.
5.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 169th. 28% more than Norway

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Births by caesarean section per million 30.51 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
2.89 live births per 1,000 pe
Ranked 13th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 82
Ranked 20th. 1% more than United Kingdom
81
Ranked 26th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 54
Ranked 174th.
60
Ranked 160th. 11% more than Norway

Obesity in women 8.2%
Ranked 9th.
22.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Norway
Practising physicians 3.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 62% more than United Kingdom
2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
Caesarian birth rate 16%
Ranked 7th.
17%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Norway
Respiratory disease child death rate 0.24 1.78
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 13.1
Ranked 17th.
20.97
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Norway
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 <1000 21000
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 0.212
Ranked 41st.
0.525
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Norway
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Illegal
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 186th.
6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th. 50% more than Norway
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 2,845
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than United Kingdom
1,801
Ranked 14th.
Growth in health expenditure > Per annum 2.4%
Ranked 15th.
3.8%
Ranked 6th. 58% more than Norway
Spending > Private 2.2%
Ranked 68th. 83% more than United Kingdom
1.2%
Ranked 117th.
Stomach cancer deaths 7.6
Ranked 14th. 10% more than United Kingdom
6.9
Ranked 18th.
Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 34th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 22nd.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 91%
Ranked 102nd. The same as United Kingdom
91%
Ranked 100th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 107th.
93%
Ranked 93th. 1% more than Norway

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 99th. 7% more than United Kingdom
86%
Ranked 121st.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 95.05%
Ranked 39th. 52% more than United Kingdom
62.68%
Ranked 142nd.

Health spending > % of GDP 8.91%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than United Kingdom
8.42%
Ranked 41st.

Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 150th.
18.6%
Ranked 29th.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than United Kingdom
94.48%
Ranked 9th.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 84.09%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United Kingdom
81.73%
Ranked 18th.

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 16.5%
Ranked 166th.
16.6%
Ranked 165th. 1% more than Norway
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 26th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 16th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 37th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 22nd.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 91
Ranked 93th. The same as United Kingdom
91
Ranked 91st.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 27.2%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than United Kingdom
27%
Ranked 13th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 9.35%
Ranked 129th.
15.23%
Ranked 114th. 63% more than Norway
Cause of death, by injury > % of total 5.9%
Ranked 124th. 63% more than United Kingdom
3.63%
Ranked 184th.
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 167th. The same as United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 154th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 35th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 23th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 26th. The same as United Kingdom
100
Ranked 16th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.6%
Ranked 16th. 25% more than United Kingdom
7.7%
Ranked 49th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 88
Ranked 99th. 6% more than United Kingdom
83
Ranked 113th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 91
Ranked 94th. The same as United Kingdom
91
Ranked 93th.
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 176th.
0.0
Ranked 163th.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 15th.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 31st. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 19th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 92.68%
Ranked 10th. 28% more than United Kingdom
72.22%
Ranked 118th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 13th.
Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 85.64%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than United Kingdom
82.7%
Ranked 21st.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.14
Ranked 33th. 2% more than United Kingdom
1.12
Ranked 45th.
Duration of hospitalisation per million 1.34 days
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
0.117 days
Ranked 15th.
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 8.1%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than United Kingdom
6.99%
Ranked 19th.

Child injury death index 7.6
Ranked 21st. 25% more than United Kingdom
6.1
Ranked 24th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Births and maternity > Triplet births 41
Ranked 19th.
501
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Norway
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 5.1%
Ranked 158th.
5.59%
Ranked 140th. 10% more than Norway
Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.16
Ranked 15th.
6.6
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Norway

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 91st.
97%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Norway

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 90th. 1% more than United Kingdom
93%
Ranked 103th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.6%
Ranked 131st. 44% more than United Kingdom
1.11%
Ranked 160th.

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 81.5%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Norway
HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 139th. The same as United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 122nd.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 101st. 10% more than United Kingdom
82%
Ranked 134th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 74th.
88%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Norway

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 17.69%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than United Kingdom
15.87%
Ranked 36th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.77%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than United Kingdom
7.71%
Ranked 20th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 51st. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 31st.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 6.96%
Ranked 140th.
8.2%
Ranked 132nd. 18% more than Norway
Private health spending > % of GDP 1.42%
Ranked 138th.
1.54%
Ranked 129th. 8% more than Norway

Public health spending > % of government spending 18.3%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United Kingdom
15.64%
Ranked 31st.

Infant mortality rate > Male 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 202nd.
5.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 185th. 32% more than Norway

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 4.9%
Ranked 64th.
7.6%
Ranked 45th. 55% more than Norway

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 77
Ranked 14th. 1% more than United Kingdom
76
Ranked 22nd.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 0.0
Ranked 17th.
14
Ranked 9th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 29,322
Ranked 25th.
393,866
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Norway

Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 5.84
Ranked 15th.
6.28
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Norway

Dead organ donors 16.2
Ranked 13th. 26% more than United Kingdom
12.9
Ranked 18th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 11.76
Ranked 10th.
12.37
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Norway

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 161st. The same as United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 136th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 36th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 20th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 38th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 24th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 47th. The same as United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 29th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 6.36%
Ranked 117th.
8%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Norway
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 87.14%
Ranked 41st.
88.17%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Norway
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 29.4%
Ranked 109th.
30.5%
Ranked 95th. 4% more than Norway

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 74%
Ranked 2nd.
84%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Norway

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 13.58%
Ranked 158th. 48% more than United Kingdom
9.18%
Ranked 173th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.3%
Ranked 156th.
1.61%
Ranked 143th. 24% more than Norway

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; OECD Health Data 2005; calculated on the basis of survival data from UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; health care; Wikipedia: Blood type distribution by country (ABO and Rh blood type distribution by country (population averages)); UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Health Organization. Source tables; Wikipedia: Years of potential life lost (By country); World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009; World Health Organisation, OECD, supplemented by country data.; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database/DataExplorerRegime.aspx for the most recent updates).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; OECD; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Level & Trends in Child Mortality. Report 2010. Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD).; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm, (2) University of California, Berkeley, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Human Mortality Database. [ www.mortality.org or www.humanmortality.de] downloaded on Dec. 10, 2009.; OECD Health Data 2004; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food Security Statistics (http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/en/).; Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys by UNICEF.; (1) United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables), (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization, Global Atlas of the Health Workforce. For latest updates and metadata, see http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/.; World Bank national accounts data; Wikipedia: List of countries by health insurance coverage; http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/data/oecd-health-statistics/oecd-health-data-social-protection_data-00544-en; OECD Health Data 2003 and OECD Health Data 2002; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; OECD Health Data 2003; World Health Organization; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; annual figures:WHO databank, National Bureaus of Statistics. Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis Population Division (1995). World population prospects. The 1994 revision. New York: United Nations. Partly computations: Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Clinic, University of W?rzburg, Germany; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; OECD Health Data 2003 and Health Data 2002. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia's Health 2002; World Health Organisation National Health Account database (www.who.int/nha/en) supplemented by country data.; UNHDR; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. 2009. World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. New York, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (advanced Excel tables). Available at http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/index.htm.; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; "Where are you on the global fat scale?". BBC. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-439.pdf. Walpole et al., BMC Public Health 2012, 12:4; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation. 1997-1999 World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000; WHO, OECD and supplemented by country data.; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; OECD Health Data 2004. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNICEF; United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1994 Revision, 1994; World Health Organization. Source tables; World Health Organization. Source tables; WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic.; World Health Organization. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; International Committee of the Red Cross; Wikipedia: Prevalence of tobacco consumption (Rates) (WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, pp.278–287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.67. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.287. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.68. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008, p.268–287.); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy; Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990-2008. Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.; International Committee of the Red Cross. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; OECD Health Data 2003 and Health Data 2002. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia's Health 2002. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Maternal Mortality: Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank; United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 1997; United Nations Population Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Health Organisation, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; OECD Health Data 2003 and OECD Health Data 2002. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=caesarean&d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a48, Percent of births delivered by caesarean section; Wikipedia: Centenarian (Centenarian populations by country) ("World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision" . United Nations. Retrieved 24 February 2013. "World Population Ageing 2009" . (PDF) ST/ESA/SER.A/295. Population Division – Department of Economic and Social Affairs. United Nations. October 2010. p.27. "Chapter 1: Setting the Scene" (PDF). UNFPA. 2012 . Retrieved 11 January 2013 .); World Health Organization. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; The World Health Report 2001; WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunisation_monitoring/routine/en/).; The United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report and the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.; UNICEF; World Health Organization, Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia.; Derived based on the data from WHO's World Health Statistics.; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.; World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; UNICEF (1995-1998); World Health Organization. Source tables; International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization_monitoring/routine/en/).; World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Control Report.; http://ec.europa.eu/danmark/documents/alle_emner/sociale/081208_organ-forslag-5.pdf, Directorate-General for Health & Consumers, p. 2.

http://www.ustransplant.org/annual_reports/current/Chapter_II_AR_CD.htm#5; Food and Agriculture Organisation (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm).; UNAIDS estimates.

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×