Health at a Glance : Asia/Pacific 2010.

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This first edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, and health care expenditure and financing across 27 Asia/Pacific countries and economies in the Asia/Pacific region.   Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems.   Each of the 32 indicators in the book i.  Read more... ""Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2010"" ""Foreword "" ""Table of Contents "" ""Introduction "" ""Structure of the publication"" ""Asia/Pacific countries"" ""Presentation of indicators"" ""Averages"" ""Country codes (ISO codes)"" ""List of acronyms"" ""Chapter 1 Health Status"" ""1.1. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH"" ""1.1.1. Life expectancy at birth, total population, 1970 and 2008"" ""1.1.2. Life expectancy at birth, by sex, 2008"" ""1.1.3. Life expectancy at birth and GNI per capita, 2008"" ""1.1.4. Survival rate to age 65, 2008"" ""1.2. INFANT MORTALITY"" ""1.2.1. Infant mortality rates, 2008""""1.2.2. Decline in infant mortality rates, 1980-2008"" ""1.2.3. Infant mortality rates, selected countries, 1980-2008"" ""1.2.4. Infant mortality rate ratios by wealth quintiles, selected countries and years"" ""1.3. UNDER-5 MORTALITY"" ""1.3.1. Under-5 mortality rates, 2008"" ""1.3.2. Distribution of causes of death among children aged under 5 years, 2008 (%)"" ""1.3.3. Under-5 mortality rates, selected countries, 1980-2008"" ""1.3.4. Under-5 mortality rate ratios, selected countries and years"" ""1.4. MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES"" ""1.4.1. Adult mortality rate, 2008 (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1 000 population)""""1.4.2. Estimated mortality rates by cause, 2004 "" ""1.4.3. Estimated mortality rates due to communicable diseases, 2004"" ""1.5. MORTALITY FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE"" ""1.5.1. Cardiovascular disease, estimated mortality rates, 2004"" ""1.5.2. Proportion of cardiovascular diseases, 2004"" ""1.5.3. Cardiovascular disease, age-specific mortality rates by region, 2004"" ""1.6. MORTALITY FROM CANCER"" ""1.6.1. All cancers, estimated mortality rates, 2004"" ""1.6.2. Proportion of cancers, 2004""""1.6.3. All cancers, age-specific mortality rates by region, 2004"" ""1.7. MORTALITY FROM INJURIES"" ""1.7.1. Injuries, estimated mortality rates, 2004"" ""1.7.2. Proportion of injuries, 2004"" ""1.7.3. Injuries, age-specific mortality rates by region, 2004"" ""1.8. MATERNAL MORTALITY"" ""1.8.1. Estimated maternal mortality ratio, 2008"" ""1.8.2. Estimated number of maternal deaths in 5 leading countries, 2008"" ""1.8.3. Estimated maternal mortality ratios, selected countries, 1980-2008"" ""1.9. HIV/AIDS"" ""1.9.1. Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 years or more, 2007""""1.9.2. Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2007"" ""1.9.3. Young people aged 15-24 with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS"" ""1.9.4. Persons with advanced HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), 2006-2007"" ""1.10. TUBERCULOSIS"" ""1.10.1. Tuberculosis prevalence and incidence, 2008"" ""1.10.2. Numbers of persons with tuberculosis, 2008"" ""1.10.3. Tuberculosis prevalence rates, selected countries, 1990-2008""