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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) | 59068 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 0.3 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 54 | 53 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 21.1 | 20.8 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 75.8 | 80.5 |
| uncertainty | 75.3 - 76.3 | 79.9 - 81.0 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 78.2 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| uncertainty | 6 - 8 | 5 - 6 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 107 | 67 |
| uncertainty | 101 - 113 | 61 - 72 |
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 | 70.6 | |
| At birth | 69.1 | 72.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 68.5 - 69.9 | 71.3 - 73.0 | |
| At age 60 | 15.7 | 18.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 15.4 - 16.1 | 17.7 - 18.4 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 6.7 | 8.4 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 8.8 | 10.4 | |
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 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 82.2 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 17.8 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15 | 15.4 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 53.5 | 55.1 | 54.7 | 55 | 55.3 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 17 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.2 |
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$) | 1563 | 1683 | 1792 | 1783 | 1835 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 1516 | 1573 | 1704 | 1827 | 1989 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 1253 | 1349 | 1442 | 1444 | 1508 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 1214 | 1261 | 1371 | 1479 | 1634 |
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 | 2001 | % | 1.3 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 7 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 6 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 85 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 11 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 99 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 0 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 12 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 1 | |
| 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 | % | 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