Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 16916 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 2.9 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 92 | 91 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Total fertility rate | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 54.4 | 58.4 |
| uncertainty | 46.8 - 61.0 | 49.5 - 65.0 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 56.3 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 145 | 125 |
| uncertainty | 126 - 164 | 110 - 141 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 333 | 262 |
| uncertainty | 177 - 543 | 123 - 474 |
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 48.6 | |
| At birth | 47.3 | 49.9 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 40.8 - 52.3 | 42.5 - 54.8 | |
| At age 60 | 10.1 | 11.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 9.1 - 11.1 | 10.0 - 12.0 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 7.2 | 8.4 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 13.1 | 14.4 | |
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 78.4 | 64.4 | 58.5 | 64.8 | 65.9 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 21.6 | 35.6 | 41.5 | 35.2 | 34.1 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 9 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 35.8 | 28.6 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 36.8 |
| 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 | 73.2 | 89.2 | 89.7 | 87.7 | 85 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 26.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 15 |
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.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 16 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1997 | % | 40 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 139 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 89 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 55 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 550 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 47.3 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 0.2 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 138 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 471 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 54 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 60 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 70 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | >95 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 85 |
| Rural | % | 31 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 70 |
| Rural | % | 30 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available