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Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 4094
Annual growth rate (%) 2.4
Dependency ratio (per 100) 68 56
% of population aged 60+ years 7.1 7.9
Total fertility rate 3.0 2.3
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 74.8 79.5
uncertainty 74.5 - 75.0 79.3 - 79.8
Both sexes 2002 77.1
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 12 10
uncertainty 11 - 13 9 - 11
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 127 74
uncertainty 122 - 131 70 - 78

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 67.2
At birth 65.2 69.3
Uncertainty interval 64.4 - 66 68.6 - 70
At age 60 14.4 16.7
Uncertainty interval 13.7 - 15.1 16.1 - 17.3
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 9.5 10.3
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 12.8 12.9

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 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.2
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 70.7 67.6 68.5 68.5 68.5
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 29.3 32.4 31.5 31.5 31.5
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 20.8 20.5 20.1 20.4 19.5
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 88.1 89.8 89.6 90.2 90.8
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 90.1 91.5 91.6 91.8 92.1
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5

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$) 236 254 268 280 293
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 445 477 496 533 562
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 167 171 184 192 201
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 315 323 339 365 385

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 1996 % 5.1
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 11
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 10
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 82
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 25
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 98.2
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.6
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 16
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 2
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 89
Cured under DOTS % 76
Population using solid fuels % 58
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 99
Rural % 92
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 89
Rural % 97

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

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