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Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kosovo

Montenegro

North Macedonia

Serbia

EU15^a

EU27

Selected general health indicators

Life expectancy at birth (years)

75.1/79.6^b

76.7^b/76.3^b

74.0/79.0

74.1/79.3

73.2/76.7

71.7/76.1

78.8/81.8^b

77.4/81.5

Male

72.2/77.5^b

NA/73.8^b

72.4/76.7

71.5/79.3

71.1/72.2

69.0/71.6

75.6/79.3^b

74.1/78.8^b

Female

78.2/^b81.9

NA/78.7^b

75.8/81.3

76.73/81.4^b

75.5/76.7

74.5/77.5

81.8/84.1^b

80.7/84.1^b

Neonatal deaths per 1000 live births

5.0/2.4^b

5.0^b/4.7^b

27.6/8.3

7.3^b/4.1^b

8.6/7.7^b

7.7/3.8

3.1/2.3^b

3.8/2.5

SDR per 100 000

Disease of circulatory system

475.4/353.1^b

426.6^b/446.4^b

229.7^b/221.7

516.1/175.7

614.6/346.8

657.0/373.8

245.3/134.7^b

310.8/167.2

Malignant neoplasm

124.6/91.0^b

156.8^b/173.0^b

NA/NA

144.5/148.0

165.6/149.2

189.1/191.9

182.5/147.5^b

188.6/151.9

External causes of injury/poisoning

46.4/31.8^b

28.1^b/26.4^b

NA/NA

40.2/23.6

38.4/20.0

49.2/30.4

39.1/30.4^b

46.2/32.7

Suicide and self-inflicted injury

2.0/5.6^b

0.1^b/7.2^b

NA/NA

18.5^b/4.7

7.6/4.6

17.9/10.4

10.4/8.5^b

12.0/8.9

Infectious diseases

TB incidence cases per 100 000

19.4/14.4

65.6/16.9

48.5^b/33.8^b

25.0^b/12.9

31.6/9.6

43.11^b/15.8

11.57/6.7

20.23/9.4

AIDS incidence cases per 100 000

0.1/1.4

0.1/0.2

0.17^b/0.1^b

0.8/1.6

0.3/0.2b

1.1/1.05

2.8/0.5

2.3/0.6

Primary prevention

SDR, motor vehicle/traffic accidents

1.7/8.8^b

0.1^b/0.1^b

10.1^b/6.5

4.5^b/1.5

5.3/1.8

7.0/5.1

10.1/3.6^b

11.0/4.2

SDR, tracheal bronchus and lung cancer

30.4/22.2^b

39.1^b/39.4^b

NA/NA

43.3/34.5

33.1/33.9

42.0/48.4

37.3/31.8^b

39.3/32.7

SDR, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

0.03^b/6.6^b

7.63^b/7.3^b

NA/NA

0.74/5.5

7.21/6.4

10.41/7.5

12.73/8.2^b

15.86/10.8

SDR, Psychoactive substance use

0.26/0.1 ^b

1.53 ^b/1.6 ^b

NA/NA

0.74/0.5

1.23/1.1

3.1/2.9

3,88/2,7 ^b

3.73/2.9

Tobacco prevalence smoking ≥15 years

35.0/23.0

46.6/35.5

NA/NA

38.7/31.8

NA/NA

31.8/40.1

35.0/23.8

35.6/25.2

Health expenditure

Public HE as % of GDP

2.3/2.9^b

4.0/6.8^b

3.0^b/3.1

5.2/3.7^b

4.8/4.4^b

4.3/6.4^b

6.5/7.9^b

6.0/7.3^b

Public HE as % of THE

7.1/9.4^b

11.3/14.1^b

NA/NA

16.9/9.8^b

15.0/12.9^b

13.6/13.9^b

14.6/16.2^b

13.6/15.3^b

OOP on health as % THE

63.8/49.9^b

43.1/27.9^b

33.3^b/28.9^b

29.0/42.8^b

43.8/36.7^b

29.5/36.6^b

15.6/14.9^b

17.6/16.7

Health professionals

Nurses per 100 000

506.2^b/NA

477.1^b/559.3^b

NA/552.6^b

530.9^b/534.7^b

357.8/421.1^b

592.0^b/628.8^b

837.2/934.8^b

779.4/867.6^b

Physicians per 100 000

138.9/128.0^b

144.6/187.9^b

NA/238.4

192.7^b/234.3^b

219.9/280.0^b

274.7^b/307.1^b

305.7/368.6^b

293.8/350.8^b

Table 2

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Selected health indicators in the WBCs and the EU, 2000–19

	Albania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kosovo	Montenegro	North Macedonia	Serbia	EU15^a	EU27
Selected general health indicators
Life expectancy at birth (years)	75.1/79.6^b	76.7^b/76.3^b	74.0/79.0	74.1/79.3	73.2/76.7	71.7/76.1	78.8/81.8^b	77.4/81.5
Male	72.2/77.5^b	NA/73.8^b	72.4/76.7	71.5/79.3	71.1/72.2	69.0/71.6	75.6/79.3^b	74.1/78.8^b
Female	78.2/^b81.9	NA/78.7^b	75.8/81.3	76.73/81.4^b	75.5/76.7	74.5/77.5	81.8/84.1^b	80.7/84.1^b
Neonatal deaths per 1000 live births	5.0/2.4^b	5.0^b/4.7^b	27.6/8.3	7.3^b/4.1^b	8.6/7.7^b	7.7/3.8	3.1/2.3^b	3.8/2.5
SDR per 100 000
Disease of circulatory system	475.4/353.1^b	426.6^b/446.4^b	229.7^b/221.7	516.1/175.7	614.6/346.8	657.0/373.8	245.3/134.7^b	310.8/167.2
Malignant neoplasm	124.6/91.0^b	156.8^b/173.0^b	NA/NA	144.5/148.0	165.6/149.2	189.1/191.9	182.5/147.5^b	188.6/151.9
External causes of injury/poisoning	46.4/31.8^b	28.1^b/26.4^b	NA/NA	40.2/23.6	38.4/20.0	49.2/30.4	39.1/30.4^b	46.2/32.7
Suicide and self-inflicted injury	2.0/5.6^b	0.1^b/7.2^b	NA/NA	18.5^b/4.7	7.6/4.6	17.9/10.4	10.4/8.5^b	12.0/8.9
Infectious diseases
TB incidence cases per 100 000	19.4/14.4	65.6/16.9	48.5^b/33.8^b	25.0^b/12.9	31.6/9.6	43.11^b/15.8	11.57/6.7	20.23/9.4
AIDS incidence cases per 100 000	0.1/1.4	0.1/0.2	0.17^b/0.1^b	0.8/1.6	0.3/0.2b	1.1/1.05	2.8/0.5	2.3/0.6
Primary prevention
SDR, motor vehicle/traffic accidents	1.7/8.8^b	0.1^b/0.1^b	10.1^b/6.5	4.5^b/1.5	5.3/1.8	7.0/5.1	10.1/3.6^b	11.0/4.2
SDR, tracheal bronchus and lung cancer	30.4/22.2^b	39.1^b/39.4^b	NA/NA	43.3/34.5	33.1/33.9	42.0/48.4	37.3/31.8^b	39.3/32.7
SDR, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	0.03^b/6.6^b	7.63^b/7.3^b	NA/NA	0.74/5.5	7.21/6.4	10.41/7.5	12.73/8.2^b	15.86/10.8
SDR, Psychoactive substance use	0.26/0.1 ^b	1.53 ^b/1.6 ^b	NA/NA	0.74/0.5	1.23/1.1	3.1/2.9	3,88/2,7 ^b	3.73/2.9
Tobacco prevalence smoking ≥15 years	35.0/23.0	46.6/35.5	NA/NA	38.7/31.8	NA/NA	31.8/40.1	35.0/23.8	35.6/25.2
Health expenditure
Public HE as % of GDP	2.3/2.9^b	4.0/6.8^b	3.0^b/3.1	5.2/3.7^b	4.8/4.4^b	4.3/6.4^b	6.5/7.9^b	6.0/7.3^b
Public HE as % of THE	7.1/9.4^b	11.3/14.1^b	NA/NA	16.9/9.8^b	15.0/12.9^b	13.6/13.9^b	14.6/16.2^b	13.6/15.3^b
OOP on health as % THE	63.8/49.9^b	43.1/27.9^b	33.3^b/28.9^b	29.0/42.8^b	43.8/36.7^b	29.5/36.6^b	15.6/14.9^b	17.6/16.7
Health professionals
Nurses per 100 000	506.2^b/NA	477.1^b/559.3^b	NA/552.6^b	530.9^b/534.7^b	357.8/421.1^b	592.0^b/628.8^b	837.2/934.8^b	779.4/867.6^b
Physicians per 100 000	138.9/128.0^b	144.6/187.9^b	NA/238.4	192.7^b/234.3^b	219.9/280.0^b	274.7^b/307.1^b	305.7/368.6^b	293.8/350.8^b

	Albania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kosovo	Montenegro	North Macedonia	Serbia	EU15^a	EU27
Selected general health indicators
Life expectancy at birth (years)	75.1/79.6^b	76.7^b/76.3^b	74.0/79.0	74.1/79.3	73.2/76.7	71.7/76.1	78.8/81.8^b	77.4/81.5
Male	72.2/77.5^b	NA/73.8^b	72.4/76.7	71.5/79.3	71.1/72.2	69.0/71.6	75.6/79.3^b	74.1/78.8^b
Female	78.2/^b81.9	NA/78.7^b	75.8/81.3	76.73/81.4^b	75.5/76.7	74.5/77.5	81.8/84.1^b	80.7/84.1^b
Neonatal deaths per 1000 live births	5.0/2.4^b	5.0^b/4.7^b	27.6/8.3	7.3^b/4.1^b	8.6/7.7^b	7.7/3.8	3.1/2.3^b	3.8/2.5
SDR per 100 000
Disease of circulatory system	475.4/353.1^b	426.6^b/446.4^b	229.7^b/221.7	516.1/175.7	614.6/346.8	657.0/373.8	245.3/134.7^b	310.8/167.2
Malignant neoplasm	124.6/91.0^b	156.8^b/173.0^b	NA/NA	144.5/148.0	165.6/149.2	189.1/191.9	182.5/147.5^b	188.6/151.9
External causes of injury/poisoning	46.4/31.8^b	28.1^b/26.4^b	NA/NA	40.2/23.6	38.4/20.0	49.2/30.4	39.1/30.4^b	46.2/32.7
Suicide and self-inflicted injury	2.0/5.6^b	0.1^b/7.2^b	NA/NA	18.5^b/4.7	7.6/4.6	17.9/10.4	10.4/8.5^b	12.0/8.9
Infectious diseases
TB incidence cases per 100 000	19.4/14.4	65.6/16.9	48.5^b/33.8^b	25.0^b/12.9	31.6/9.6	43.11^b/15.8	11.57/6.7	20.23/9.4
AIDS incidence cases per 100 000	0.1/1.4	0.1/0.2	0.17^b/0.1^b	0.8/1.6	0.3/0.2b	1.1/1.05	2.8/0.5	2.3/0.6
Primary prevention
SDR, motor vehicle/traffic accidents	1.7/8.8^b	0.1^b/0.1^b	10.1^b/6.5	4.5^b/1.5	5.3/1.8	7.0/5.1	10.1/3.6^b	11.0/4.2
SDR, tracheal bronchus and lung cancer	30.4/22.2^b	39.1^b/39.4^b	NA/NA	43.3/34.5	33.1/33.9	42.0/48.4	37.3/31.8^b	39.3/32.7
SDR, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	0.03^b/6.6^b	7.63^b/7.3^b	NA/NA	0.74/5.5	7.21/6.4	10.41/7.5	12.73/8.2^b	15.86/10.8
SDR, Psychoactive substance use	0.26/0.1 ^b	1.53 ^b/1.6 ^b	NA/NA	0.74/0.5	1.23/1.1	3.1/2.9	3,88/2,7 ^b	3.73/2.9
Tobacco prevalence smoking ≥15 years	35.0/23.0	46.6/35.5	NA/NA	38.7/31.8	NA/NA	31.8/40.1	35.0/23.8	35.6/25.2
Health expenditure
Public HE as % of GDP	2.3/2.9^b	4.0/6.8^b	3.0^b/3.1	5.2/3.7^b	4.8/4.4^b	4.3/6.4^b	6.5/7.9^b	6.0/7.3^b
Public HE as % of THE	7.1/9.4^b	11.3/14.1^b	NA/NA	16.9/9.8^b	15.0/12.9^b	13.6/13.9^b	14.6/16.2^b	13.6/15.3^b
OOP on health as % THE	63.8/49.9^b	43.1/27.9^b	33.3^b/28.9^b	29.0/42.8^b	43.8/36.7^b	29.5/36.6^b	15.6/14.9^b	17.6/16.7
Health professionals
Nurses per 100 000	506.2^b/NA	477.1^b/559.3^b	NA/552.6^b	530.9^b/534.7^b	357.8/421.1^b	592.0^b/628.8^b	837.2/934.8^b	779.4/867.6^b
Physicians per 100 000	138.9/128.0^b	144.6/187.9^b	NA/238.4	192.7^b/234.3^b	219.9/280.0^b	274.7^b/307.1^b	305.7/368.6^b	293.8/350.8^b

Notes: SDR, Standard mortality rate per 100 000; NA, not available; THE, total health expenditure.

Data source: WHO Health for All Database²⁰ and Kosovo data.^21–25

EU15, the 15 Member States of the European Union prior to the May 2004 enlargement.

Closest data to 2000/2019.

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