Population (million)

1,027

53

288.4

1,276

Life expectancy (years), 2002

64

64

77

71

Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 births), 2002

67

55

7

31

Public health expenditure (% of GDP), 2001

0.9

0.7

6.2

2.0

Private health expenditure (% of GDP), 2001

4.2

7.7

3.4

Per capita health expenditure (PPP USD), 2001

80

4,887

224

Overall spending on health care as % of GDP, 2003

6.0

14.1

5.0

No. of physicians per 1,000 population

0.5

0.4

2.7

1.6

No. of hospital beds per 1,000 population

0.9

0.3

3.4

2.3

Population without access to improved water source (%), 2000

16

25

Children underweight for age (% under 5), 1995–2002

47

11