Health
Last Updated: Jun 16, 2011
Life Expectancy at Birth:
- Total Population: 77.72 years
- Male: 75.1 years
- Female: 80.46 years (2011 est.)
Major Infectious Diseases:
- food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
- vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2009)
- HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2009 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate:
- total: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Fertility Rates
| Children born per woman | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility Rate | 1.93 | 2011 (est.) |
| Fertility Rate | 1.97 |
2006 |
| Fertility Rate | 1.97 | 2005 |
| Fertility Rate | 2.02 |
2004 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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