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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) 9923
Annual growth rate (%) -0.4
Dependency ratio (per 100) 49 45
% of population aged 60+ years 19.2 20.0
Total fertility rate 1.7 1.2
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 68.4 76.8
uncertainty 68.2 - 68.5 76.7 - 77.0
Both sexes 2002 72.6
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 9 8
uncertainty 8 - 10 8 - 9
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 259 110
uncertainty 256 - 262 108 -112

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 64.9
At birth 61.5 68.2
Uncertainty interval 61.0 - 62.0 67.6 - 68.8
At age 60 12.1 16
Uncertainty interval 12.0 - 12.3 15.8 - 16.2
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 6.8 8.6
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 10 11.2

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 7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.8
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 81.3 79.4 78.1 75.5 75
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 18.7 20.6 21.9 24.5 25
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 11.4 10.1 11.4 11.7 11.5
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 82.8 83.4 83.8 83.9 83.2
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health n/a 84.9 86.3 87 85.5
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health n/a 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.3

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$) 309 315 320 305 345
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 684 731 771 813 914
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 251 251 250 231 258
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 556 581 602 614 686

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 1980-88 % 2.2
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 11
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 9
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 99
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 11
Births attended by skilled health personnel % n/a
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % <0.1
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 33
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 4
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 35
Cured under DOTS % 64
Population using solid fuels % 26
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 98
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 100
Rural % 98

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

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