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World Health Organization (WHO)

Selected health indicators for Bangladesh

Health indicators, 2001

Indicator

Value

Uncertainty Interval

    Life expectancy at birth (years)

      Total population

61.8

 

      Males

61.9

60.6 - 63.1

      Females

61.7

60.4 - 63.0

    Child mortality (probability of dying under age 5 years) (per 1000)

      Males

82

73 - 90

      Females

84

76 - 92

    Adult mortality (probability of dying between 15 and 59) (per 1000)            

      Males

251

223 - 279

      Females

258

233 - 284

    Healthy life expectancy at birth (years)

      Total population

52.1

 

      Males

51.7

50.0 - 54.1

      Females

52.6

51.5 - 54.4

    Healthy life expectancy at age 60 (years)

      Males at age 60

9.4

8.8 - 10.5

      Females at age 60

10.9

10.3 - 11.7

    Expectation of lost healthy years at birth due to poor health (years)

      Males

10.2

 

      Females

9.2

 

    Percentage of total life expectancy lost due to poor health (%)

      Males

16.5

 

      Females

14.9

 

 

Selected national health accounts indicators

Indicator

Value

   Total health expenditure

       Total expenditure on health as % of GDP, 2000

3.8

       Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$), 2000

14

       Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars, 2000

47

   Public health expenditure

       General Government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2000

36.4

       General Government expenditure on health as % of total general government expenditure, 2000

7.1

       Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$), 2000

5

       Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars, 2000

17

   Sources of public health expenditure

       Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health, 2000

.0

       External resources for health as % of general government expenditure on health, 2000

41.1

   Private health expenditure

       Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2000

63.6

   Sources of private health expenditure

       Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, 2000

.0

       Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, 2000

59.70

 

Source:  WHO (World Health Organization)

 

 
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