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Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 291038
Annual growth rate (%) 1.1
Dependency ratio (per 100) 52 51
% of population aged 60+ years 16.4 16.2
Total fertility rate 2.0 2.1
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 74.6 79.8
uncertainty 74.2 - 75.1 79.7 - 80.0
Both sexes 2002 77.3
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 9 7
uncertainty 8 - 9 7 - 7
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 140 83
uncertainty 134 - 148 81 - 84

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 69.3
At birth 67.2 71.3
Uncertainty interval 66.6 - 67.8 70.8 - 72.0
At age 60 15.3 17.9
Uncertainty interval 15.0 - 15.5 17.7 - 18.1
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 7.4 8.5
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 9.9 10.7

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 13 13 13 13.1 13.9
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 45.3 44.5 44.2 44.2 44.4
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 54.7 55.5 55.8 55.8 55.6
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.6
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 32.1 33.3 33.3 33.9 32.9
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 27.6 28 27.6 27.2 26.5
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 61.2 61 61.7 62.8 64.1

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 3939 4095 4287 4540 4887
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 3939 4095 4287 4540 4887
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 1784 1824 1895 2005 2168
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 1784 1824 1895 2005 2168

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age 1988-94 % 1.4
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 9
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 7
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 91
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 14
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 99
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.6
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 4
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 90
Cured under DOTS % 76
Population using solid fuels % <5
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 100
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 100
Rural % 100

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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