Health in North Macedonia 1,251 indicators covering health for North Macedonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 9.73 2019 up 84.6% 28th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,600 2015 up 6.7% 122nd Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 154,580 2021 down 21.3% 30th Hospital beds by hospital ownership 8,363 2021 down 7.0% 25th Health graduates - historical data 276 2020 up 36.6% 27th Preterm birth rate 6.13 2020 up 39.3% 85th Preterm birth 1,245 2020 up 15.0% 94th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 10.0% 2024 down 11.0% 50th Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 12 2018 up 71.4% 33rd Exclusive breastfeeding 27.5% 2019 up 19.5% 60th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 7.2 2014 down 57.9% 52nd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.3 2014 down 40.0% 132nd Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 8,853 2019 down 3.6% 28th Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 44.4% 2015 down 43.8% 93rd Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient and curative 131,953 2020 down 32.8% 28th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 97.6% 2017 up 0.3% 18th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.6% 2017 up 0.7% 9th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.4% 2017 up 0.9% 17th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.3% 2017 down 0.5% 28th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.9% 2017 unchanged 15th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 72.8% 2017 down 3.8% 27th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 89.8% 2017 up 1.7% 22nd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 95.2% 2017 up 3.1% 22nd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 98.0% 2017 up 1.9% 13th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 100.0% 2017 up 1.6% 1st People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 3.3% 2017 up 120.6% 68th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.3% 2017 up 600.0% 64th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 — 68th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 57th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.0% 2017 up 0.7% 9th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 1.2% 13th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.9% 2017 up 0.1% 4th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.4% 2017 up 1.6% 13th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.6% 2017 down 1.2% 26th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.3% 2017 up 0.9% 27th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.0% 2017 unchanged 28th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.7% 2017 up 0.0% 26th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.9% 2017 unchanged 18th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 61.6% 2017 down 5.6% 33rd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 79.3% 2017 down 0.7% 28th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 84.9% 2017 down 3.1% 28th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 90.5% 2017 down 1.4% 30th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 97.1% 2017 up 0.9% 23rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 96.2% 2017 up 6.6% 7th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 97.8% 2017 up 5.7% 10th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 96.9% 2017 up 3.2% 18th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 98.7% 2017 up 0.0% 14th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 100.0% 2017 up 1.3% 1st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 5.4% 2017 up 88.1% 67th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 2.3% 2017 up 600.0% 64th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.3% 2017 up 600.1% 64th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 70th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 54th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 86th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 — 64th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 — 56th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 42nd ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →