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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) 1210
Annual growth rate (%) 1.1
Dependency ratio (per 100) 52 46
% of population aged 60+ years 8.4 9.0
Total fertility rate 2.3 2.0
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 68.4 75.5
uncertainty 67.6 - 69.2 75.0 - 76.0
Both sexes 2002 71.9
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 20 14
uncertainty 16 - 25 11 - 19
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 222 116
uncertainty 202 - 243 109 - 123

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 62.4
At birth 60.3 64.6
Uncertainty interval 59.2 - 61.3 63.8 - 65.6
At age 60 11.7 13.8
Uncertainty interval 11.4 - 12.0 13.6 - 14.1
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 8.1 10.9
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 11.9 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 3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.4
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 61.2 62.6 62 58.7 59.5
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 38.8 37.4 38 41.3 40.5
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 6.8 7 7.2 6.6 7.6
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 5.2 6.1 6.5 7.8 8.1
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 100 100 100 100 100
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0

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$) 109 114 113 127 128
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 227 256 259 288 323
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 67 72 70 74 76
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 139 160 160 169 192

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 1995 % 14.9
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live 18
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live 16
One-year-olds immunized against measles % 90
Maternal mortality ratio % 37
Births attended by skilled health personel % n/a
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.1
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 135
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 1
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 24
Cured under DOTS % 93
Population using solid fuels % 75
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 100
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 100
Rural % 99

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

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