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Health care services in Nepal are provided by both the public and private sector and fare poorly by international standards. Based on WHO data, Nepal ranked 139th in life expectancy in 2010 with the average Nepalese living to 65.8 years.〔(Nepal Health Profile World Health Organisation data (2010) )〕 Disease prevalence is higher in Nepal than it is in other South Asian countries, especially in rural areas. Leading diseases and illnesses include diarrhea, gastrointestinal disorders, goiter, intestinal parasites, leprosy, visceral leishmaniasis and tuberculosis. According to United Nations data for 2003, approximately 60,000 persons aged 15 to 49 had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the HIV prevalence rate was 0.5%. In spite of those figures, some improvements in health care have been made, most notably significant progress in maternal-child health. For example, Nepal’s Human Development Index (HDI) was 0.504 in 2002, ranking Nepal 140 out of 177 countries, up from 0.291 in 1975.〔(Nepal country profile ). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (November 2005). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.''〕 Other improvements include:〔(Nepali Times Issue #561 (8 July 2011 – 14 July 2011) )〕 *Mortality rate during childbirth: From 850 in 100,00 mothers in 1990 to 280 in 2011 *Under-five infant mortality: From 162 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 50 in 2011 *Child malnutrition: From 72% in 2001 to 38.8% in 2009 *Human Development Index (HDI): From 0.291 in 1975 to 0.428 in 2010, ranking Nepal 141 out of 172 countries〔(HDI 2010 index from article Let's Talk Human Development - Data challenges in estimating the HDI: The cases of Cuba, Palau and the Occupied Palestinian Territory )〕 ==Health care expenditure== In 2002, the government funding for health matters was approximately US$2.30 per person. Approximately 70% of health expenditures came from out-of-pocket contributions. Government allocation for health care was around 5.8% of the budget for 2009.〔 In 2012, the Nepalese government decided to launch a pilot program on universal health insurance in five districts of the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Health for all )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health in Nepal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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