Life expectancy at birth (years), 2021: 80.1 years
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births), 2023: 8
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2023: 4.5
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2023: 2.7
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population), 2023: 7.6
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30 and exact age 70 (%), 2021: 11.0%
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population), 2021: 9.5
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women aged 15-19 years), 2015-2024: 8.6
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women aged 10-14 years), 2015-2024: 0.0
Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%), 2023: 92%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the locally recommended age (%), 2023: 85%
Pneumococcal conjugate 3rd dose (PCV3) immunization coverage among 1-year olds (%), 2023: 89%
Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization coverage estimates among 15 year-old girls (%), 2023: 68%
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%), 2024: 3.5%
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 (%), 2015-2024: 0.4%
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%), 2024: 7.8%
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 years (%), 2023: 13.6%
Source: World health statistics 2025: monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals. Tables of health statistics by country and area, WHO region and globally. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Life expectancy at birth, 2021: 80.4 years
Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births, 2021: 4.0
Maternal mortality rate, deaths per 100,000 live births, 2020: 9.8
Congestive heart failure hospital admission in adults, age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population, 2021: 113
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospital admissions in adults, age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population, 2021: 211
Source: OECD (2023), Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/7a7afb35-en.
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