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Venezuela

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) 25226
Annual growth rate (%) 2.1
Dependency ratio (per 100) 70 60
% of population aged 60+ years 5.9 6.9
Total fertility rate 3.3 2.7
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 71.0 76.8
uncertainty 70.2 - 71.8 76.5 - 77.2
Both sexes 2002 73.9
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 23 19
uncertainty 21 - 26 17 - 21
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 182 97
uncertainty 168 - 197 92 - 103

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 64.2
At birth 61.7 66.7
Uncertainty interval 60.8 - 62.6 66.0 - 67.6
At age 60 13.9 15.7
Uncertainty interval 13.6 - 14.2 15.4 - 15.9
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 9.3 10.1
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 13.1 13.1

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 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.9 6
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 57.1 54.4 53.9 57.1 62.1
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 42.9 45.6 46.1 42.9 37.9
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 12.5 12.4 13.6 13.8 14.7
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 1.3 1.2 1 0.4 0.1
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 20.9 18.6 25 24.7 20.2
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 78.6 77.9 79.9 73.8 95.4
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 4.6 4.8 4.4 4 4.6

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$) 210 221 244 296 307
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 338 333 324 353 386
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 120 120 132 169 191
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 193 181 175 201 240

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 2000 % 4.4
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 23
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 19
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 98
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 78
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 95
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.1
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 40
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 3
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 68
Cured under DOTS % 76
Population using solid fuels % <5
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 85
Rural % 70
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 71
Rural % 48

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

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