Progress towards early detection services for infants with hearing loss in developing countries

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of countries with infant hearing screening programmes

REGION/COUNTRY	Per Capita Income (US$)	Total Population ('000)	Under 5 Population ('000)	Annual Live Births ('000)	Born in Hospitals (%)	Born Outside Hospitals (%)	Infant Mortality ('000)	Life Expectancy (Years)	Total Health Expenditure (2003)
									% Public	% Private
Sub Sahara Africa [SSA]
Nigeria	390	128,709	21,943	5,323	35	65	101	43	26	74
South Africa	3,630	47,208	5,248	1,093	84	16	54	47	39	61
South of Asia [SOA]
India	620	1,087,127	120,155	26,000	43	57	62	64	25	75
Pakistan	600	154,794	20,922	4,729	24	76	80	63	28	72
Middle East [MEN]
Saudi Arabia	10,430	23,950	3,178	665	91	9	21	72	76	24
Iran	2,300	68,803	5,890	972	90	10	32	71	47	53
Qatar	12,000	777	85	14	99	1	18	73	74	26
Jordan	2,140	5,561	734	150	100	0	23	72	45	55
Oman	7,830	2,534	302	64	95	5	10	74	83	17
East Asia Pacific [EAP]
China	1,290	1,307,989	86,055	17,372	96	4	26	72	36	64
Malaysia	4,650	24,894	2,38	549	97	3	10	73	58	42
Philippines	1,170	81,617	9,873	2,028	60	40	26	71	44	56
Singapore	24,220	4,273	226	40	100	0	3	79	36	64
Latin America [LAC]
Brazil	3,090	183,913	17,946	3,728	96	4	34	71	45	55
Mexico	6,770	105,699	10,982	2,201	95	5	23	75	46	54
Chile	4,910	16,124	1,246	249	100	0	8	78	49	51

Sources: UNICEF State of the World's Children 2006; WHO World Health Report 2006

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