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Health Stats: compare key data on Thailand & United States

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STAT Thailand United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 15.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 12% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 26.9
Ranked 23th.
28
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Thailand

Births and maternity > Future births 366.44
Ranked 62nd.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Thailand

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.82%
Ranked 170th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Thailand

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 134
Ranked 83th. 1% more than United States
133
Ranked 86th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Thailand

Life expectancy > Men 71 years
Ranked 63th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Thailand
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 73.6 years
Ranked 109th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Thailand

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.44
Ranked 76th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Thailand

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 70.75
Ranked 90th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Thailand

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.01
Ranked 88th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Thailand

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Thailand

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 66.5%
Ranked 71st.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Thailand
Quality of health care system > Cost 75
Ranked 11th. 64% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 84.15
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than United States
69.03
Ranked 23th.
Infant mortality rate > Total 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 75-89 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.89 births per woman
Ranked 127th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 8% more than Thailand

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 9.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than United States
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 11.4
Ranked 124th. 90% more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 78 years
Ranked 50th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Thailand
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 79.46
Ranked 5th. 6% more than United States
74.69
Ranked 16th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 1.3%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 81.25
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than United States
60.5
Ranked 10th.
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2
Ranked 50th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Thailand

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 22.34
Ranked 132nd.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Thailand
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 530,000
Ranked 15th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Thailand

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.38 births
Ranked 84th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Thailand

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 78.8%
Ranked 68th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Thailand
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 100
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States
95.58
Ranked 11th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 88.1$
Ranked 110th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Thailand

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $201.84
Ranked 114th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Thailand

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 46.7
Ranked 23th. 37% more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 84.82
Ranked 1st. 14% more than United States
74.35
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 119
Ranked 62nd. 33 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 10.8
Ranked 30th.
13.5
Ranked 24th. 25% more than Thailand

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 48 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Maternal mortality 44 per 100,000
Ranked 86th. 6 times more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.3
Ranked 54th.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Thailand

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 75,227.92
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than United States
36,945.6
Ranked 65th.

Death rates > Children under 5 13.5
Ranked 118th. 73% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 172.25
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 88.39
Ranked 1st. 27% more than United States
69.57
Ranked 14th.
Death rates > Men 296.65
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 28,000
Ranked 13th. 65% more than United States
17,000
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 92.86
Ranked 1st. 24% more than United States
74.92
Ranked 11th.
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 210
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 729,949
Ranked 3rd.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Thailand

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 7%
Ranked 31st. 30% more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 12th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 70.9 years
Ranked 94th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 10% more than Thailand

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.919 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 19 times more than United States
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 76.7
Ranked 1st. 5% more than United States
72.9
Ranked 4th.

Life expectancy > Male 65.77
Ranked 113th.
76
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Thailand

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.52
Ranked 30th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Thailand

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 80.56
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States
80.1
Ranked 12th.
Access to sanitation 99%
Ranked 29th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Thailand
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 5.02 trillion
Ranked 24th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Thailand

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 8
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United States
3.91
Ranked 61st.

Death rates > Infants 12
Ranked 118th. 76% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.08 years
Ranked 117th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Thailand

Life expectancy > Female 72.11
Ranked 115th.
81
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Thailand

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 18
Ranked 145th.
52
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Thailand
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 321
Ranked 86th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Thailand
Spending > Per person 112
Ranked 68th.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Thailand
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 15.7%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 1.2%
Ranked 40th. 71% more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 98%
Ranked 46th. 9% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 71.24 years
Ranked 105th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Thailand

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 74.46 years
Ranked 82nd.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Thailand

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 60.1
Ranked 95th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Thailand
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (76.30-78.80) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 164
Ranked 172nd.
179
Ranked 162nd. 9% more than Thailand
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 1.36
Ranked 11th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Thailand

Health spending per capita 136.47
Ranked 109th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 53 times more than Thailand

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.8%
Ranked 14th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Thailand
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.32
Ranked 139th.
27
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Thailand
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 67.51 years
Ranked 99th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Thailand

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 100
Ranked 54th. 50 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 92
Ranked 64th. 84% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.422
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than United States
0.0554
Ranked 59th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 62.36
Ranked 119th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 34% more than Thailand

Drug access 95%
Ranked 35th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 10.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 134th. 54% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 516
Ranked 139th. 15% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 76.83
Ranked 114th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Thailand

Diseases > Cholera cases 1,428
Ranked 19th. 204 times more than United States
7
Ranked 41st.
Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $285.65
Ranked 99th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Thailand

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.36
Ranked 124th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Thailand
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 70
Ranked 94th.
77
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Thailand
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 11.08
Ranked 26th.
13.46
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Thailand

Intestinal diseases death rate 12.95%
Ranked 71st. 76% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 1.45
Ranked 44th.
9
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Thailand

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 142.26 per 100,000 people
Ranked 67th. 31 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 10.2%
Ranked 12th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Thailand
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.768
Ranked 68th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 12% more than Thailand
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 141
Ranked 88th. 76% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 46
Ranked 148th.
51
Ranked 125th. 11% more than Thailand
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 2 16
Smoking rate > Women 2
Ranked 105th.
19
Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Thailand
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 28,487
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than United States
4,864
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.5%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children severely underweight 0.6%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
0.2%
Ranked 5th.
Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 24%
Ranked 34th.
31%
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Thailand

Contraception 72%
Ranked 13th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Thailand
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 4
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 15.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 18%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 39.8
Ranked 47th. 51% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 560000 1200000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 3,893
Ranked 7th. 130 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 3.4
Ranked 99th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Thailand
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 48
Ranked 95th. Twice as much as United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 62.4
Ranked 92nd.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Thailand
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 141
Ranked 88th. 76% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 431.12
Ranked 46th. 27 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 10.2%
Ranked 12th.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Thailand
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 57.7
Ranked 102nd.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Thailand
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,200
Ranked 67th.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 75% more than Thailand
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 1.79
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than United States
0.61
Ranked 54th.
Children living with AIDS per 1000 0.326
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than United States
0.0345
Ranked 61st.
SARS total cases 9
Ranked 10th.
29
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Thailand
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 11.73
Ranked 150th.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 18% more than Thailand

Spending > Public 1.9% 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 60%
Ranked 132nd.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 45% more than Thailand

Total fertility rate 1.9
Ranked 127th.
2.1
Ranked 118th. 11% more than Thailand
Infant mortality > Male babies 13.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 137th. 96% 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 21,000
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United States
10,000
Ranked 34th.
SARS fatalities 2
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 26th.
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 73
Ranked 91st.
80
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Thailand
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 141
Ranked 88th. 76% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 14.48 (est) 40.43 (est)
Life expectancy > Centenarians per 100,000 people 26.8
Ranked 4th. 55% more than United States
17.3
Ranked 11th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 220000 300000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 140.73
Ranked 22nd. 59 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Cholera cases per million people 21.61
Ranked 26th. 930 times more than United States
0.0232
Ranked 48th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 23
Ranked 80th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 380 times more than Thailand
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0605
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 136
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 223
Ranked 78th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Thailand
Spending > Private 4.1%
Ranked 15th.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Thailand
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.26%
Ranked 131st.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Thailand

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.3%
Ranked 10th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 30th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Thailand

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 74.4%
Ranked 107th. 23% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 91.8%
Ranked 17th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Thailand
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 95
Ranked 39th. 8% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 82.72%
Ranked 62nd.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Thailand

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 96%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Thailand

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.28%
Ranked 108th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 16.61%
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 22.3%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Private health spending > % of GDP 1%
Ranked 154th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Thailand

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 8%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 13.05%
Ranked 63th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Thailand

Infant mortality rate > Male 17.38 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

SARS median age range 42
Ranked 14th. 27% more than United States
33
Ranked 21st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 96
Ranked 59th. 2% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 2.06
Ranked 37th. 31 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 9.2%
Ranked 35th. 18% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 73.19%
Ranked 53th. 61% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 66.26%
Ranked 44th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 51% more than Thailand
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 14.2%
Ranked 38th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Thailand
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 64th. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 96
Ranked 63th.
100
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Thailand
Diseases > Rubella cases 341
Ranked 21st. 31 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 17%
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 67
Ranked 94th.
75
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Thailand
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 5.16
Ranked 45th. 141 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered 99 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 9,299
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 6.26%
Ranked 122nd.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 49% more than Thailand
Life expectancy > 95% range (76.30-78.80) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 71.12%
Ranked 101st.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 22% more than Thailand
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 45.1%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.4%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 72%
Ranked 5th. 12% more than United States
64.2%
Ranked 7th.

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 14.48%
Ranked 57th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 37% more than Thailand

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 109th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Thailand

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 98%
Ranked 87th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Thailand

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 27th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 14th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Male > % ages 15-24 1.2%
Ranked 21st. 71% more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 39th.
Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 71.69%
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 3.73%
Ranked 156th.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Thailand

Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 30.3%
Ranked 115th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 82% more than Thailand
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 96
Ranked 47th.
100
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Thailand
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 81
Ranked 63th.
100
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Thailand
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 96
Ranked 42nd.
100
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Thailand
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 95
Ranked 79th.
100
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Thailand
Births with health staff 85%
Ranked 58th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Thailand
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 4.06%
Ranked 161st.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Thailand

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 22%
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than United States
2.5%
Ranked 144th.

Improved water source > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 47th.
100%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Thailand

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 19
Ranked 56th. 19 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 84
Ranked 80th.
100
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Thailand
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 4.4%
Ranked 142nd.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Thailand
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 94
Ranked 67th. 3% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 73.22%
Ranked 55th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Thailand

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 97
Ranked 50th. 8% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 13.4%
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 75.46%
Ranked 42nd. 64% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.1
Ranked 58th. 3% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 48.5%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 140
Ranked 64th. 29 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 16
Ranked 85th. 8 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
SARS fatality ratio % 22%
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 26th.
SARS female cases % 56%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States
48%
Ranked 15th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 6
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 83.78%
Ranked 20th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Thailand
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.348
Ranked 99th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 83 times more than Thailand
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 7%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 4th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 16%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 95%
Ranked 78th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Thailand

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 98%
Ranked 62nd.
99%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Thailand

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 99%
Ranked 74th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Thailand

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 99%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 1.24%
Ranked 155th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Thailand

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 1.8
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than United States
0.6
Ranked 55th.
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 76%
Ranked 111th.
87%
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Thailand

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 13.69%
Ranked 156th. 21% more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 39.29%
Ranked 56th. 57% more than United States
25%
Ranked 91st.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 0.996%
Ranked 170th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Thailand

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