Health Indicators

Infant mortality rate*: 21.6 (in 2019)

There has been a mild, steady decline in the last 10 years. See graph below.

U.S. comparison: 5.4 (in 2020)

Life expectancy at birth: 71 (in 2019).

No significant change in the last 10 years.

Fertility rate*: 3 (in 2019)

There has been a significant decline in the past 10 years. See graph below.

U.S. comparison: 2 (in 2020)

Maternal mortality ratio*: 121 (in 2017)

U.S. comparison: 17.4 (in 2019)

*Infant mortality rate: number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births.

*Fertility rate: average number of children borne to a woman of child-bearing age

*Maternal mortality ratio: number of mother deaths as a result of pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births

(Statista, 2019)