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

2. Map of the Country

3. 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 2004. 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%

4. 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 (2005-2008) – 99%

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

6. Distribution of Employed Population Labor Force: 2.344 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

7. 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

8. HIV/AIDS Estimated adult HIV prevalence rate(aged 15- 49),(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

9. Communication facilities Telephone: – Main telephone equipment – 498,300 – Users of mobile phones – 4.487 million Internet Users: – More than 2.195 million

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

11. 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

12. References http://www.indexmundi.com/kyrgyzstan/pop ulation_growth_rate.html http://www.indexmundi.com/kyrgyzstan/pop ulation_growth_rate.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kyrgyzst an_statistics.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kyrgyzst an_statistics.html http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/kyrgyzst an-diarrhoeal-diseases http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/kyrgyzst an-diarrhoeal-diseases http://www.central-asia.info/kyrgyzstan http://www.who.int/gho/countries/kgz.pdf