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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) 3911
Annual growth rate (%) 1.0
Dependency ratio (per 100) 60 47
% of population aged 60+ years 15.3 15.3
Total fertility rate 2.0 1.9
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 74.4 79.8
uncertainty 73.8 - 75.0 79.3 - 80.1
Both sexes 2002 77.1
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 8 6
uncertainty 7 - 9 5 - 7
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 113 66
uncertainty 105 - 121 62 - 71

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 69.8
At birth 68.1 71.5
Uncertainty interval 67.3 - 68.9 70.8 - 72.3
At age 60 14.8 17.5
Uncertainty interval 14.4 - 15.2 17.2 - 17.8
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 6.3 8.2
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 8.5 10.3

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 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 74.6 76.5 72.8 73.3 76
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 25.4 23.5 27.2 26.7 24
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 12.9 13.6 13.1 14.6 14
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 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 53.1 45.6 51.4 50.5 55.2
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 34.1 38.1 29.3 28.4 28.4

n/a Used when the inforamtion 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$) 1404 1451 1591 1586 1714
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 1417 1439 1625 1797 1935
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 1047 1110 1159 1162 1303
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 1057 1101 1183 1317 1470

n/a Used when the inforamtion 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 7
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 6
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 73
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 4
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 15
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 % n/a
Rural % n/a
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % n/a
Rural % n/a

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

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