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CONTEXT

- Selected indicators
- Disease outbreaks

HEALTH EXPENDITURES

- Key health expenditures indicators
- National health accounts

PROVISION/COVERAGE

- Immunization coverage
- Skilled attendants at birth
- Home-based long-term care

HEALTH SYSTEM ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION

- Health legislation

SUMMARY MEASURES

- Life tables

CONDITION SPECIFIC

- Polio: country risk profile
- Tuberculosis incidence/prevalence
- Oral health
- Diabetes prevalence by WHO region

HUMAN RESOURCES

- Doctors, nurses and other health professionals

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Statistics:

Total population: 13,000

GDP per capita (Intl $, 2002): 17,594

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 58.0/65.0

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2002): 52.7/57.5

Child mortality m/f (per 1000): 35/24

Adult mortality m/f (per 1000): 448/303

Total health expenditure per capita (Intl $, 2002): 1,334

Total health expenditure as % of GDP (2002): 7.6

Figures are for 2003 unless indicated. Source: The world health report 2005

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