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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Señora Representante de la OPS/OMS en República Dominicana
Edificio Cruz Roja y OPS/OMS
Apartado Postal 1464
Santo Domingo
Country office web site

postmaster@paho.org
http://www.paho.org/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- International travel and health

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

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

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

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

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child undernutrition
- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality

Statistics:

Total population: 9,615,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 5,550

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 66/74

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 57/62

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 29

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 275/138

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 378

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 5.7

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


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