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Viet Nam
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
63 Tran Hung Dao Street
PO Box 52
Hanoi
10000
Country office web site

postmaster@wpro.who.int
http://www.wpro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country cooperation strategy

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- HIV/AIDS treatment
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Access to water, sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child mortality
- Basic immunization statistics

Statistics:

Total population: 86,206,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 2,310

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 69/75

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 60/63

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 17

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 194/116

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 264

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 6.6

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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