Health in Bolivia

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rdf:langString In terms of key indicators, health in Bolivia ranks nearly last among the Western Hemisphere countries. Only Haiti scores consistently lower. Bolivia's child mortality rate of 69 per 1,000 live births is the worst in South America. Proper nourishment is a constant struggle for many Bolivians. Experts estimate that 7 percent of Bolivian children under the age of five and 23 percent of the entire population suffer from malnutrition. Another health factor in Bolivia is sanitation. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that Bolivia is fulfilling 78.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Bolivia achieves 94.2% of what is expected based on its current income. In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 84.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. Bolivia falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 58.0% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.