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Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2006 19
% of population aged 65+ years 2006 15
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2006 10
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 3
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 79
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 350
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2006 3
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2006 79
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2006 81
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2006 76
Live births per 1000 population 2009 11
Mid-year population 2010 5550000
Physicians per 100000 2008 343
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2006 682
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2006 193
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2006 39
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2006 208
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 11
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 6