Uzbekistan: Health Status Country Profile,

2012

Lauren E. Valyo* and Supercourse Developers**

Population Statistics:Population Statistics:Population: Population Growth Rate:-28,128,600 (July 2011) -0.94% (2011 est.)

Units: PersonsScale: Millions

Demographics:Demographics:Age Structure:0-14 years: 26.5% (male 3,817,755/female 3,635,142) 15-64 years: 68.8% (male 9,620,356/female 9,742,818)

65 years and over: 4.7% (male 560,574/female 751,955)

Infant Mortality Rate:total: 21.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth:total population: 72.51 years male: 69.48 years female: 75.71 years

Demographics Continued:Demographics Continued:Birth/Death Rate:17.43 births/1,000 population5.29 deaths/1,000 population

Urbanization:urban population: 36% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change

Net Migration Rate:-2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex Ratio: Total Fertility:at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 1.89 children born/womanunder 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female

Cultural Uzbekistan:Cultural Uzbekistan:Nationality:noun: Uzbekistani

Ethnic Groups:Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (as of 1996)

Religion:Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Cultural Uzbekistan Cultural Uzbekistan Continued:Continued:

Languages:Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Literacy:total population: 99.3% male: 99.6% female: 99%

Health Information:Health Information:

Health Expenditures:5.2% of GDP (2009)

Physicians Density:2.617 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital Bed Density:4.83 beds/1,000 population (2007)

Top Ten Causes of DeathTop Ten Causes of Death

HIV/AIDS Statistics:HIV/AIDS Statistics:HIV/AIDS- Adult Prevalence Rate:0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:28,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS- Deaths:fewer than 500 (2009 est.)

According to the Republican AIDS Centre, of the people officially registered in Uzbekistan as living with HIV, 56% are in the age group 15 - 30. However, HIV is not yet as major a threat in Uzbekistan as it is in many other regions.

Tuberculosis Control:Tuberculosis Control:

Economy and Exports:Economy and Exports:

Uzbekistan’s Top Exports (Post-Soviet):-Gold-Energy-Agriculture-Industry-Labor Force

Major Trade Partners:-Russia 29.2%-China 9.5%-Kazakhstan 8.3%-South Korea 7.4%-Turkey 4.4%.

EconomicsEconomicsPost-Soviet GrowthPost-Soviet Growth

Communication ServicesCommunication Services

Communication and Information Agency of Uzbekistan:

The Communication and Information Agency of Uzbekistan is an agency that was developed in 2002 for communication purposes in Uzbekistan. The purpose of this agency is to further the development of computerization and informational/communication technologies.

Communication:Communication:

Communication Communication Continued:Continued:

Communication Communication Continued:Continued:

Resources:Resources:http://www.indexmundi.com/uzbekistan/demographics_profile.htmlhttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/uzbekistan/population-imf-data.htmlhttp://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/country-health-profile/uzbekistanhttp://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/uzbekistan/ECONOMY.htmlhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2924.htmhttp://www.gov.uz/en/authorities/agencies/1347

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