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Lebanon

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) 3596
Annual growth rate (%) 2.3
Dependency ratio (per 100) 65 56
% of population aged 60+ years 8.3 8.6
Total fertility rate 2.9 2.2
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 67.6 72.0
uncertainty 66.4 - 68.8 71.1 - 73.1
Both sexes 2002 69.8
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 35 29
uncertainty 31 - 39 26 - 32
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 201 139
uncertainty 177 - 225 123 - 154

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 60.4
At birth 59.2 61.6
Uncertainty interval 57.9 - 60.4 60.7 - 62.9
At age 60 11.3 12.6
Uncertainty interval 10.9 - 11.6 12.3 - 13.0
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 8.4 10.4
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 12.5 14.5

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 11.8 12.4 12.1 12.6 12.2
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 31.1 27.2 26.7 29.3 28.1
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 68.9 72.8 73.3 70.7 71.9
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 8.6 9.8 9 8.3 9.5
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.2
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 42.3 45.6 47.7 43 50.6
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 80.9 81 81.8 81.1 81.2
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 16.7 16.7 15.8 16.4 16.5

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$) 532 594 587 607 500
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 642 701 719 794 673
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 165 162 157 178 141
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 200 191 192 232 189

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 % 3
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 34
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 27
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 94
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 150
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 88
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % <0.1
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 17
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 2
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 54
Cured under DOTS % 92
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 % 87

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

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