Table 2: Central Asian Republics: Selected Indicators on Health

Indicator Life expectancy at birth, 1995

(Female, Male)

People not expected to survive to age 60 (as % of total population), 1995 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1996 Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births), 1990 Public expenditure on Health (as % of GDP), 1991
Armenia 71

75, 68

26 25 50 4.2
Azerbaijan 71

75, 67

21 34 22 4.3
Kazakhstan 68

72, 63

26 38 80 4.4
Kyrgyzstan 68

72, 64

25 39 110 5.0
Tajikistan 67

70, 64

25 56 130 6.0
Turkmenistan 65

68, 62

29 57 55 5.0
Uzbekistan 68

70, 64

25 46 55 5.9
Russian Federation 66

(72,59)

32 14 37 3.0

Source: UNDP 1998 Human Development Report

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