Wallis and Futuna Health Stats
Definitions
- Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
- Births and maternity > Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
- Births and maternity > Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
- Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
- Deaths > Deaths of infants: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
- Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
- Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
- Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
SOURCES: United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Population Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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Wallis and Futuna Health Profiles (Subcategories)
| Births and maternity 6 | Infant mortality rate 3 |
| Deaths 3 | Life expectancy at birth 3 |
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- Wallis and Futuna ranked #42 for life expectancy at birth > total population globally in 2011.
- Wallis and Futuna has ranked in the top 45 for births and maternity > average age of mother at childbirth since 1969.
- Wallis and Futuna has ranked in the top 66 for births and maternity > crude birth rate since 1970.
- Wallis and Futuna has ranked in the top 76 for deaths > deaths of infants since 1967.
