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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) 78
Annual growth rate (%) 0.7
Dependency ratio (per 100) 63 56
% of population aged 60+ years 9.2 10.5
Total fertility rate 2.0 1.8
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 71.0 75.8
uncertainty 69.7 - 72.2 74.2 - 77.2
Both sexes 2002 73.3
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 13 14
uncertainty 11 - 15 10 - 18
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 206 120
uncertainty 182 - 235 94 - 155

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 63.7
At birth 61.9 65.6
Uncertainty interval 60.5 - 63.1 64.3 - 67.2
At age 60 13.8 15.3
Uncertainty interval 13.4 - 14.1 14.9 - 15.7
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 9.1 10.2
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 12.9 13.5

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 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.8 6
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 75 74.7 74.3 71.5 71.3
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 25 25.3 25.7 28.5 28.7
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 11.8 11.8 12.8 12.8 10.5
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.3 0.9
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 100 100 100 100 100
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0

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$) 190 193 214 200 203
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 274 278 305 291 312
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 143 144 159 143 145
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 205 208 227 208 222

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 % n/a
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 14
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 11
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 99
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births n/a
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 100
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.3
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 26
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 5
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % …
Cured under DOTS % …
Population using solid fuels % <5
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 90
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 86
Rural % 75

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

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