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Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2009 14
% of population aged 65+ years 2009 17
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2009 13
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 7
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 72
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 640
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2009 8
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2009 73
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2009 78
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2009 68
Live births per 1000 population 2010 9
Mid-year population 2010 2239008
Physicians per 100000 2009 299
SDR all causes, all ages, per 100000 2009 952
SDR, diseases of circulatory system, all ages per 100000 2009 480
SDR, external cause injury and poison, all ages per 100000 2009 87
SDR, malignant neoplasms, all ages per 100000 2009 194
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 7
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 41