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9. Basic Health Indicators including the U.N.
Millennium Development Goals
Annex-1
Country
reported Data for Basic Health Indicators including health related MDG
Indicators
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Indicator
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Latest available data
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Year
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Source
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Remarks
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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS
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|
Total population (in millions)
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55.4
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2005-06
|
10
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Computed
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Population density (persons per sq km)
|
82
|
|
10
|
|
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Sex ratio (males per 100 females)
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101.1
|
|
10
|
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Population under 15 years (%)
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33
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2004-05
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10
|
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Population 60 years and above (%)
|
8
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2004-05
|
10
|
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Crude birth rate (per 1000 population)
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|
|
|
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Urban
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19.9
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2003
|
10
|
|
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Rural
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22.4
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2003
|
10
|
|
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Crude death rate (per 1000 population)
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|
|
|
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Urban
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5.6
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2003
|
10
|
|
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Rural
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6.5
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2003
|
10
|
|
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Annual population growth rate (%)
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2.02
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2005-06
|
10
|
|
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Total fertility rate (per woman)
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2.3
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2005
|
10
|
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Urban population (%)
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30
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2005-06
|
10
|
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SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION
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Adult literacy rate (%)
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|
|
|
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Total
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91
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1999-2000
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2
|
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Male
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91.4
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|
|
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Female
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90.6
|
|
|
|
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Prevalence of low birth weight (weight <2500 grams at
birth) (%)
|
10
|
2000
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Prevalence of
underweight (weight-for-age) in children <5 years of age (%)
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31.8
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2003
|
8
|
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HEALTH SYSTEM
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INPUTS
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Facilities
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|
|
|
|
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Number of hospital beds
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33,683
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2003-04
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2
|
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Population per hospital bed
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1549
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|
|
|
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Hospital beds per 10,000 population
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6.5
|
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|
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Number of health centres
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1424
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Human resources
|
|
|
|
|
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Number of physicians
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17476
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2003-04
|
2
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*Only
for
public sector
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Population per physician
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2985
|
|
|
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Physicians per 10,000 population
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3.35
|
|
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Nurses per 10,000
population:
Professional
Nurses
|
4
|
2005-06
|
10
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Computed
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Budgetary resources
|
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Total expenditure on
health (THE) as % of gross domestic product (GDP)
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2.8
|
2003
|
12
|
|
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Public expenditure on
Health (PHE) as % of total expenditure on health (THE)
|
19
|
|
12
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Private expenditure
on health (Pvt.HE) as % of total expenditure on
health (THE)
|
81
|
|
12
|
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Social security
expenditure on health (SSHE) as % of public expenditure on health (PHE)
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1.3
|
|
12
|
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FUNCTIONS
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Pregnant women attended by trained personnel during
pregnancy (%)
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66
|
2004
|
11
|
|
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Deliveries attended
by trained personnel (%)
|
68
|
2003
|
8
|
|
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Contraceptive Prevalence (%)
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37.0
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2001
|
8
|
|
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Infants reaching
their first birthday that have been fully immunised
against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (%)
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73
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2005
|
13
|
|
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Infants reaching their first birthday that have been
fully immunised against poliomyelitis (%)
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73
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2005
|
13
|
|
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Infants reaching their first birthday that have been
fully immunised against measles (%)
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72
|
2005
|
13
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Infants reaching their first birthday that have been
fully immunised against tuberculosis (%)
|
76
|
2005
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Environment
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Population with access to improved water source (%)
Total
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79
|
2003
|
8
|
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Urban
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92
|
2003
|
8
|
|
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Rural
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74
|
2003
|
8
|
|
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Population with access to improved sanitation (%)
Total
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83
|
2003
|
8
|
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Urban
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88
|
|
8
|
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Rural
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81
|
|
8
|
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OUTCOMES
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Life expectancy at birth (years):
Urban
|
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2001
|
1
|
|
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Male
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61.5
|
|
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Female
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65.6
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|
|
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Rural
|
|
|
|
|
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Male
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60.8
|
|
|
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Female
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63.3
|
|
|
|
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Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births
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50
|
2003
|
8
|
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Maternal Mortality Ratio
|
380
|
2002-03
|
8
|
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Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
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67
|
2003
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
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Out-of-pocket
spending on health (OOPS) as % of private expenditure on health (PvtHE)
|
99.7
|
2003
|
12
|
|
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GENDER EQUITY
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Life expectancy at
birth ratio (females as a % of males)
|
|
|
|
|
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Urban
|
106
|
2001
|
1
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Computed
|
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Rural
|
104
|
|
|
|
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Seats held in
parliament (% of women)
|
6
|
2005
|
8
|
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Female share in
employment (non-agricultural sector)
|
38.2
|
2002
|
8
|
|
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Adult literacy ratio
(females as a % of males)
|
99.1
|
1999-2000
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Computed
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Primary school
enrolment ratio (females as a % of males)
|
98.44
|
2004
|
8
|
|
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Secondary school
enrolment ratio (females as a % of males)
|
95
|
2002-03
|
5
|
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Indicator
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Latest available data
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Year
|
Source
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Remarks
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MDG
HEALTH RELATED INDICATORS
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G1.T2.I4 - Prevalence
of underweight children (under-five years of age)
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31.8
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2003
|
8
|
|
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G1.T2.I5 - Proportion
(%) of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
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30.84
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1997
|
8
|
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G4.T5.I13 –
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 5)
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66.6
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2003
|
8
|
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G4.T5.I14 – Infant
mortality rate
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49.7
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2003
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8
|
|
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G4.T5.I15 -
Proportion (%) of 1 year-old children immunised
for measles
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72
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2005
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13
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G5.T6.I16 - Maternal
mortality ratio
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380
|
2002-03
|
8
|
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G5.T6.I17 -
Proportion (%) of births attended by skilled health personnel
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67.5
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2003
|
8
|
|
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G6.T7.I18 - HIV
prevalence among pregnant women aged 15-24 years (%)
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1.20
|
2003
|
8
|
|
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G6.T7.I19 - Condom use in
high risk population
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55
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2003
|
8
|
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G6.T8.I21a - Malaria
death rate per 100,000 in children (0-4 years of age)
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5.36
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2002
|
8
|
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G6.T8.I21b-Malaria
death rate per 100,000 (all ages)
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4.7
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2003
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8
|
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G6.T8.I21c - Malaria
prevalence rate per 100,000
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13.5
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2003
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8
|
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G6.T8.I22a -
Proportion (%) of population under 5 in malaria risk areas using
insecticide-treated bed nets
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11.98
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2003
|
8
|
|
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G6.T8.I22b -
Proportion (%) of population under 5 with fever being treated with
anti-malarial drugs
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10.3
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2003
|
8
|
|
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G6.T8.I23a -
Tuberculosis death rate per 100,000
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18
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2003
|
8
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G6.T8.I23b -
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100,000
|
155
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2003
|
8
|
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G6.T8.I24a -
Proportion (%) of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases detected and
put under directly observed treatment short course (DOTS)
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83
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2003
|
8
|
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G6.T8.I24b -
Proportion (%) of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases detected
cured under directly observed treatment short course (DOTS)
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72
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2003
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8
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G7.T10.I30a -
Proportion (%) of population with sustainable access to an improved water
source, rural
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74
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2003
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8
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G7.T10.I30b -
Proportion (%) of population with sustainable access to an improved water
source, urban
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92
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2003
|
8
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G7.T11.I31 - Proportion
(%) of urban population with access to improved sanitation
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88
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2003
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8
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Sources:
 Statistical Year Book 2002, CSO, Ministry of
National Planning & Economic Development
Ministry of Health, Health in Myanmar 2005
Country Health Profile 2004 (Draft), Ministry
of Health, Government of the Union of Myanmar (MICS 2003)
The World Health Organisation,
World Health Report 2005, WHO Geneva
UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org, September 2004 Assessment
The World Bank, World Development Indicators
2005
Fertility Reproductive Health Survey1997,
Ministry of Immigration and Population, Yangon,
Myanmar
Myanmar
Millennium Development Goals Report 2005, Union of Myanmar, April 2005
National Mortality Survey 1999, Central
Statistical Organisation, Ministry of National
Planning & Economic Development, Myanmar 2002
Health in Myanmar,
2006, Ministry of Health,
Myanmar
Annual Public Health Statistics. Report 2004
The World Health Organisation,
World Health Report 2006, WHO Geneva
EPI Fact Sheet 2005, WHO- Regional Office for South-East Asia
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