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Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births), 2023: 8
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2024: 4.7
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2024: 3.0
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population), 2024: No data
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population), 2024: 9.7
Probability of dying from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease 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), 2016-2025: 8.6
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women aged 10-14 years), 2016-2025: 0.0
Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%), 2024: 92%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the locally recommended age (%), 2024: 85%
Pneumococcal conjugate 3rd dose (PCV3) immunization coverage among 1-year olds (%), 2024: 89%
Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14 years old girls) (%), 2024: 75%
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%), 2024: 3.5%
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 (%), 2016-2024: 0.3%
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 2026: Monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals. Tables of health statistics by country and area, WHO region and globally (last accessed May 13, 2026). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2026. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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Life expectancy at birth (in years), 2023: 81.0 years
Main causes of mortality (age-standardized rate per 100,000 population), 2023
– Circulatory system: 197
– Neoplasms: 222
– Respiratory system: 78
– External causes: 38
– Other: 326
Mortality from preventable causes (age-standardized rate per 100,000 population)
– 2023: 156
– 2013: 129
Mortality from treatable causes (age-standardized rate per 100,000 population)
– 2023: 71
– 2013: 74
Infant mortality (deaths per 1 000 live births)
– 2021-2023: 4.1
– 2011-2013: 4.0
Percentage of eligible children who have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, 2024: 85%
Percentage of eligible children who have received three doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, 2024: 92%
Percentage of population aged 65 and over vaccinated against influenza
– 2023: 78%
– 2019: 72%
Mammography screening within the past two years (% of women aged 50-69 screened) (data refer to England only)
– 2023: 66%
– 2013: 76%
Cervical cancer screening coverage (% of women screened), 2023: 69%
Colorectal cancer screening coverage (% of target population screened), 2023: 72%
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospital admissions in adults (age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population)
– 2023: 254
– 2013: 319
Congestive heart failure hospital admissions in adults (age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population)
– 2023: 111
– 2013: 114
Diabetes hospital admissions in adults (age-sex standardized rate per 100,000 population)
– 2023: 82
– 2013: 71

Source: OECD (2025), Health at a Glance 2025: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/8f9e3f98-en.

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Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023: 81 years
Under-Five Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 4
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 4
Neonatal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births), 2022: 3
Mortality Rate Among Children Aged 5-14 Years (per 1,000 children aged 5), 2022: 1
Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births), 2020: 10
Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death (1 in x), 2020: 1 in 5,847
Immunization for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (%), 2023:
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine: 97%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine: 92%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of the polio vaccine: 92%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of the measles-containing vaccine: 90%
– Percentage of children who received the second dose of measles-containing vaccine as per national schedule: 85%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine: 92%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine: 92%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus vaccine as recommended: 90%
– Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: 89%
Adolescent Birth Rate (Births Per 1,000 Adolescent Girls and Young Women), 2017-2023:
– Aged 10-14: 0
– Aged 15-19: 8

Notes: Under-five mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Infant mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 1 year of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Neonatal mortality rate – Probability of dying during the first 28 days of life, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years) – Probability of dying at age 5–14 years expressed per 1,000 children aged 5.
Maternal mortality ratio – Number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births during the same time period (modelled estimates).
Lifetime risk of maternal death – Lifetime risk of maternal death takes into account both the probability of becoming pregnant and the probability of dying as a result of that pregnancy, accumulated across a woman’s reproductive years (modelled estimates).
BCG – Percentage of live births who received bacilli Calmette-Guérin (vaccine against tuberculosis).
DTP1 – Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine.
DTP3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine.
Polio3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of the polio vaccine.
MCV1 – Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of the measles-containing vaccine.
MCV2 – Percentage of children who received the second dose of measles-containing vaccine as per national schedule.
HepB3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
Hib3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
Rota – Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus vaccine as recommended.
PCV3 – Percentage of surviving infants who received three doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Adolescent birth rate – Number of births per 1,000 adolescent girls and young women aged 10–14 and 15–19.

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund, The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World – Statistical Compendium. UNICEF, Nov. 20, 2024.

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