1. Belarus Health Profile Eugene Shubnikov, Eugene Shubnikov, MD, coordinator for the FSU Supercourse, Novosibirsk, RussiaFSU Supercourse for Supercourse’s Program, Pittsburgh, USASupercourse’s

3. Population Statistics by gender and age Total population: 10,366,719

4. Crude Birth Rate Per thousand persons

5. Life Expectancy at Birth (years)

6. Crude Death Rate Per thousand persons

7. Main reasons of the deaths(WHO estimates) Per 100 000 persons(European standard)

8. Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 of life births

9. - Inpatient care beds (2000): 126 per 100 000 population - Number of Physician (2000): 478 per 100 000 - GNP (1999) : 2870 of US dollars per capita - Total expenditure on Health (1999): 5,0 per cent to GNP (including physical culture) Economics and Health Indicators

10. HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.28% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:14,000 (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths:400 (1999 est.)

11. Internet country code:.by Internet Service Providers (ISPs):4 (2000) Internet users:10,000 (2000) Telephones - main lines in use:2.313 million (1997) Telephones - mobile cellular: 8,167 (1997)

12. This lecture is based on http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ index.htmlhttp://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ index.html Statistical data: Health in Russia, Russian Goskomstat, 2001, Moscow, 356P.( info@gks.ru or http://www.info.gks.ru) info@gks.ru http://www.info.gks.ru http://www.who.dk/document/e72016.pdf http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/who/countryInfo rmation/Country?AreaCode=BLRhttp://www.who.dk/eprise/main/who/countryInfo rmation/Country?AreaCode=BLR www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata. htmlwww.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata. html http://www.who.dk/document/e72448.pdf

13. Useful Internet links related to health profiles in different Countries WHO Regional Office for Europe WHO World Health Statistics Annual WHO web site The list of country-specific resources on public healthThe list of country-specific resources on public health World Bank project "Development Gateway” World development indicators and tables indicators tables Send Your Link

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