Kyrgyzstan: Health Profile, 2012 By: Moulika Baireddy and Supercourse developers

Map of the Country

Population Statistics The population of Kyrgyzstan currently is established as 5,587,443. The city with the largest number of people is Bishkek with 631, 000. The population growth rate in the year 2000 was around 1.43% and went down to 1.25% in the year However the growth rate has managed to go back up to its original growth rate in year 2012 with 1.43%. Crude birth rate (2009) – 22% Crude death rate (2009) – 7%

Major Demographics Annual number of births(2009) – 122,000 Annual number of under-5 deaths (2009) – 5000 Life expectancy at birth (2009) – 68 years Total Adult Literacy Rate ( ) – 99%

Economy Indicators Average annual rate of inflation (1990 – 2009) – 40% Government expenditure on health ( ) – 12% Government expenditure on education (1998 – 2008) – 11% Debt service as % of exports of goods and services – 2008 – 8%

Distribution of Employed Population Labor Force: million – Agriculture – 48% Area of specialty: tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables – Industry – 12.5 % Main industries: small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes – Services – 39.5% Unemployment – 470,000 unemployed

Top 10 causes for Death in Kyrgyzstan 1. Coronary Heart Disease 2. Strokes 3. Lung Disease 4. Liver Disease 5. Influenza & Pneumonia 6. Tuberculosis 7. Road Traffic Accidents 8. Stomach Cancer 9. Kidney Disease 10. Poisonings

HIV/AIDS Estimated adult HIV prevalence rate(aged ),(2009) – 0.3% Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV (2009) – 6500(low estimate) – 16,000(high estimate) Mother-to-child transmissions – 2800 HIV prevalence among young people (2009) – 100

Communication facilities Telephone: – Main telephone equipment – 498,300 – Users of mobile phones – million Internet Users: – More than million

Transportation Railways – 470 km Roadways – 34,000 km Waterways – 600 km Airports – 28

Human Resources in Health Physicians (per 10,000 population) – Country: 23.0 – Regional Average: 33.3 Nurses and Midwives (per 10,000 population) – Country: 56.6 – Regional Average: 74.7

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