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Health Stats: compare key data on Panama & United States

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STAT Panama United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 21.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 54% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.6
Ranked 57th.
28
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Panama

Births and maternity > Future births 61.11
Ranked 117th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 84 times more than Panama

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.86%
Ranked 97th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Panama

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 104
Ranked 150th.
133
Ranked 86th. 28% more than Panama
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Panama

Life expectancy > Men 74 years
Ranked 10th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Panama
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 77.79 years
Ranked 52nd.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Panama

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 80.15
Ranked 49th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Panama

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 74.31
Ranked 50th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Panama

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 77.16
Ranked 48th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Panama

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 53% more than Panama

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 76%
Ranked 34th.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Panama
Quality of health care system > Cost 80
Ranked 6th. 75% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 85.56
Ranked 1st. 24% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 134th. 92% more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.62 births per woman
Ranked 85th. 28% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 5.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 57% more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 15.9
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 79 years
Ranked 12th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Panama
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 75
Ranked 14th. About the same as United States
74.69
Ranked 16th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.9%
Ranked 51st. 50% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 85
Ranked 1st. 40% more than United States
60.5
Ranked 10th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2
Ranked 48th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Panama

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.16
Ranked 24th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Panama
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 20,000
Ranked 78th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 60 times more than Panama

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 85.16 births
Ranked 44th. 71% more than United States
49.83 births
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 83.5%
Ranked 49th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Panama
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 100
Ranked 8th. 5% more than United States
95.58
Ranked 11th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 342.7$
Ranked 58th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Panama

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $702.60
Ranked 58th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Panama

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 85.7
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 80
Ranked 4th. 8% more than United States
74.35
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 48
Ranked 107th. 13 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 19.3
Ranked 16th. 43% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 92 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 70 per 100,000
Ranked 71st. 9 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.5
Ranked 55th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 78% more than Panama

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 6,928.65
Ranked 86th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Panama

Death rates > Children under 5 22.9
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 72.71
Ranked 120th.
81.46
Ranked 121st. 12% more than Panama

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 85
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 137.26
Ranked 117th.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 3% more than Panama

HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,500
Ranked 60th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Panama

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 11
Ranked 56th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 75051 times more than Panama

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 85
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States
74.92
Ranked 11th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 190
Ranked 89th. 90% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 67,955
Ranked 26th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Panama

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 3.9%
Ranked 20th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Panama

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 75.24 years
Ranked 47th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Panama

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.632 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 13 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 58.2
Ranked 2nd.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Panama

Life expectancy > Male 73.11
Ranked 49th.
76
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Panama

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.77
Ranked 8th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Panama

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 100
Ranked 1st. 25% more than United States
80.1
Ranked 12th.
Access to sanitation 97%
Ranked 35th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Panama
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 26.34 billion
Ranked 80th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 437 times more than Panama

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 5.53
Ranked 49th. 41% more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 15.9
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 80.68 years
Ranked 55th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Panama

Life expectancy > Female 78.34
Ranked 53th.
81
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Panama

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 60
Ranked 58th. 15% more than United States
52
Ranked 83th.
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 576
Ranked 56th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Panama
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 0.0036
Ranked 52nd.
2.71
Ranked 27th. 754 times more than Panama

Spending > Per person 246
Ranked 43th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Panama
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 21.5%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 299.61
Ranked 27th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 49% more than Panama

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 97%
Ranked 58th. 8% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.8%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 75.02 years
Ranked 58th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Panama

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 6.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than United States
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 77.89 years
Ranked 52nd.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Panama

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 66.2
Ranked 40th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Panama
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (78.90-81.50) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 168
Ranked 169th.
179
Ranked 162nd. 7% more than Panama
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.77
Ranked 8th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Panama

Births and maternity > All births of boys 34,651
Ranked 49th.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Panama

Health spending per capita 395.77
Ranked 69th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Panama

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 72.2%
Ranked 19th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Panama
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.65
Ranked 23th.
27
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Panama
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 72.71 years
Ranked 47th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Panama

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 28
Ranked 99th. 14 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 52
Ranked 121st. 4% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.415
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 78.56
Ranked 47th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Panama

Drug access 80%
Ranked 87th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Panama
Infant mortality > Female babies 17 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 417
Ranked 167th.
450
Ranked 156th. 8% more than Panama
Births and maternity > Twin births 1,102
Ranked 33th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 125 times more than Panama

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 87.06
Ranked 51st.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Panama

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $772.87
Ranked 60th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Panama

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 75
Ranked 41st.
77
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Panama
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.67
Ranked 34th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Panama
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 18.48
Ranked 17th. 37% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 5.14%
Ranked 89th.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 43% more than Panama
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 45.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 114th. 10 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.776
Ranked 65th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Panama
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 82
Ranked 142nd. 2% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 58
Ranked 96th. 14% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 8 16
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 833
Ranked 104th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Panama
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 88.5%
Ranked 22nd.
99%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Panama

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 159th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 10.83 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 129th. 2 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 10.6
Ranked 12th.
19.25
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Panama

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 8%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 17000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births 66,810
Ranked 29th.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Panama

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 170th.
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 71
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 68
Ranked 45th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Panama
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 82
Ranked 142nd. 2% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 238.61
Ranked 77th. 15 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 64.3
Ranked 39th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Panama
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 520
Ranked 83th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Panama
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 1.5
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.247
Ranked 44th. 7 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 20.39
Ranked 94th. 48% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Spending > Public 4.9% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 95.01%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Total fertility rate 2.7
Ranked 90th. 29% more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 24.1 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Children living with AIDS 800
Ranked 57th.
10,000
Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Panama
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 78
Ranked 43th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Panama
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 82
Ranked 142nd. 2% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 48.82 (est) 40.43 (est)
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 4300 300000
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 2
Ranked 99th.
20
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Panama
Diseases > Pertussis cases 78
Ranked 52nd.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 112 times more than Panama
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 156th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 59.29
Ranked 33th. 25 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 413
Ranked 52nd.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Panama
Spending > Private 2.3%
Ranked 64th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Panama
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 46th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Panama

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 92.5%
Ranked 26th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Panama

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 73%
Ranked 82nd.
100%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Panama

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 78.28%
Ranked 98th. 29% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 72.2%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Panama
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 78.79%
Ranked 75th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Panama

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 69%
Ranked 103th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Panama

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.15%
Ranked 115th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 18.69%
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 36.4%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 6.2%
Ranked 2nd.
8%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Panama

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 89
Ranked 104th.
94
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Panama
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.573
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 10.2%
Ranked 14th. 31% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 64.63%
Ranked 83th. 42% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 87.84%
Ranked 27th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Panama
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 18.2%
Ranked 31st.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Panama
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 70th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 99
Ranked 45th.
100
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Panama
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 76.84%
Ranked 21st.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Panama
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 155th.
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 8%
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 39
Ranked 27th.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 151 times more than Panama

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 152nd.
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 8.59%
Ranked 73th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Panama
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 18.16
Ranked 5th. 40% more than United States
13
Ranked 14th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 9.42
Ranked 17th. 37% more than United States
6.89
Ranked 36th.

Life expectancy > 95% range (78.90-81.50) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 36%
Ranked 6th. 28 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 69.16%
Ranked 106th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 25% more than Panama
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 31.1%
Ranked 88th. 57% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.89%
Ranked 61st. 48% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 61%
Ranked 4th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Panama

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 84%
Ranked 81st.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Panama

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 12.85%
Ranked 75th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 54% more than Panama

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 5.52%
Ranked 50th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Panama

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 72nd.
100%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Panama

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 79%
Ranked 89th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Panama

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 128th.
96%
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Panama

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 21.5%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 51%
Ranked 107th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 94% more than Panama

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 28.95%
Ranked 80th. 38% more than United States
20.91%
Ranked 125th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.6%
Ranked 53th. Twice as much as United States
0.3%
Ranked 65th.
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 47.44
Ranked 101st. 10 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1%
Ranked 52nd. 67% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 65th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 4.32%
Ranked 60th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 65% more than Panama

Drinking water availability % 90%
Ranked 62nd.
100%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Panama
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 28.3%
Ranked 131st.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 95% more than Panama
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 92
Ranked 56th.
100
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Panama
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 79
Ranked 66th.
100
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Panama
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 83
Ranked 54th.
100
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Panama
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 99
Ranked 49th.
100
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Panama
Births with health staff 90%
Ranked 48th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Panama
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 23%
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 90%
Ranked 86th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Panama

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 8.9%
Ranked 29th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Panama
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 79
Ranked 124th.
91
Ranked 80th. 15% more than Panama
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 131.19%
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 85
Ranked 115th.
90
Ranked 96th. 6% more than Panama
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 18.2%
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 51%
Ranked 91st.
100%
Ranked 10th. 96% more than Panama

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 91.5%
Ranked 25th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Panama

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 1.09
Ranked 9th.
1.42
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Panama

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 19.7%
Ranked 19th.
24.1%
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Panama

Private health spending > % of GDP 2.36%
Ranked 85th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Panama

Public health spending > % of government spending 11.58%
Ranked 80th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 68% more than Panama

Infant mortality rate > Male 12.41 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 136th. 85% more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 14
Ranked 92nd. 7 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 1
Ranked 127th. The same as United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 73
Ranked 37th.
75
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Panama
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 4
Ranked 17th.
435
Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than Panama

Births and maternity > All births of girls 33,304
Ranked 49th.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Panama

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 22.34
Ranked 35th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Panama
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 9.05
Ranked 15th. 38% more than United States
6.57
Ranked 35th.

Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 207
Ranked 50th.
715
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Panama
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 15%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 75%
Ranked 117th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Panama

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 93%
Ranked 87th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Panama

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 103th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Panama

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 85%
Ranked 143th.
95%
Ranked 85th. 12% more than Panama

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.55%
Ranked 79th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Panama

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 1.5
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 26.83%
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 25.29%
Ranked 90th. 1% more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 2.66%
Ranked 85th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Panama

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