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Bangladesh

Bangladesh
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative
House N° 12, Road N° 7
GPO Box 250
Dhaka
1250
Country office web site

guptasmithv@searo.who.int
http://www.searo.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country cooperation strategy
- International travel and health

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Skilled birth attendance
- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Access to water, sanitation
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child mortality
- Basic immunization statistics
- Child undernutrition

Statistics:

Total population: 155,991,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 1,230

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 63/63

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 55/53

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 69

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 251/258

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 57

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 2.8

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008