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Russian Federation

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) 144082
Annual growth rate (%) -0.3
Dependency ratio (per 100) 50 42
% of population aged 60+ years 16.3 18.3
Total fertility rate 1.6 1.2
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 58.3 71.8
uncertainty 58.0 - 58.5 71.6 - 71.9
Both sexes 2002 64.6
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 19 15
uncertainty 19 - 20 14 - 15
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 469 173
uncertainty 463 - 475 169 - 176

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 58.4
At birth 52.8 64.1
Uncertainty interval 51.9 - 53.6 63.3 - 64.8
At age 60 9.7 14
Uncertainty interval 7.0 - 12.3 13.8 - 14.2
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 5.5 7.7
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 9.4 10.7

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 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.4
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 72.9 68.9 64.7 69.9 68.2
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 27.1 31.1 35.3 30.1 31.8
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 9.3 9.8 9.4 10.8 10.7
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.4 1.2 3.8 3.1 3.1
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 33.8 36.3 36.9 24.5 21.8
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 77.7 80.5 84.8 85.2 84.4
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 6.7 5.6 4.6 4.6 4.5

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$) 167 112 71 95 115
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 390 382 378 420 454
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 122 77 46 66 78
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 284 263 245 293 310

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 % n/a
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 19
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 16
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 98
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 65
Births attended by skilled health personnel % n/a
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.7
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 170
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 21
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 5
Cured under DOTS % 68
Population using solid fuels % 7
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 96
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % n/a
Rural % n/a

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

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