Editing Tajikistan (section)

=== Health ===
{{Main|Health in Tajikistan}}
[[File:Big Hospital.jpg|thumb|A hospital in Dushanbe]]
The state's Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that 104,272 disabled people are registered in Tajikistan (2000). The government of Tajikistan and the World Bank considered activities to support this part of the population described in the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000094946_02112004011765|title=Tajikistan – Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and joint assessment|pages=1–0|publisher=World Bank|date=31 October 2002|access-date=1 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526082536/http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000094946_02112004011765 |archive-date=26 May 2009}}</ref> Public expenditure on health was at 1% of the GDP in 2004.<ref name="hdrstats.undp.org">{{cite web|url=http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_TJK.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323145121/http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_TJK.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2010 |title=Human Development Report 2009 – Tajikistan |publisher=Hdrstats.undp.org |access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref>

[[Life expectancy]] at birth was estimated to be 69 years in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Field Listing :: Life expectancy at birth — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/355.html#TI|access-date=12 July 2020|website=www.cia.gov|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620031317/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/355.html#TI|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[infant mortality]] rate was approximately 30.42 deaths per 1,000 children in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://childmortality.org/data/Tajikistan|title=Child Mortality – Tajikistan}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2014, there were 2.1 physicians per 1,000 people, higher than any other low-income country after [[North Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Physicians (per 1,000 people) – Tajikistan, Low income {{!}} Data|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true|access-date=12 July 2020|website=data.worldbank.org|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712171537/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tajikistan has experienced a decrease in per capita hospital beds since 1992 following the dissolution of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], while the number remains at 4.8 beds per 1,000 people, above the world average of 2.7.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) – World, Tajikistan, Low income {{!}} Data|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?locations=1W-TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true&view=chart|access-date=12 July 2020|website=data.worldbank.org|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712200520/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?locations=1W-TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true&view=chart|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the World Bank, 96% of births are attended by skilled health staff, rising from 66.6% in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) – Tajikistan, Low income {{!}} Data|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BRTC.ZS?locations=TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true&view=chart|access-date=12 July 2020|website=data.worldbank.org|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712175457/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BRTC.ZS?locations=TJ-XM&most_recent_value_desc=true&view=chart|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, the country experienced an outbreak of [[polio]] that caused more than 457 cases of polio in both children and adults and resulted in 29 deaths before being brought under control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/poliomyelitis/news/news/2012/7/2010-polio-outbreak-in-tajikistan-a-reminder-of-the-continued-need-for-vigilance-as-the-region-marks-10-years-of-polio-free-status|title=2010 polio outbreak in Tajikistan: A reminder of the continued need for vigilance as the Region marks 10 years of polio-free status|work=World Health Organization|date=10 July 2012|access-date=28 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062402/http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/poliomyelitis/news/news/2012/7/2010-polio-outbreak-in-tajikistan-a-reminder-of-the-continued-need-for-vigilance-as-the-region-marks-10-years-of-polio-free-status|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

In the summer of 2021, coronavirus ravaged the country, and the [[President of Tajikistan|Tajik president]]'s sister reportedly died in a hospital of [[COVID-19]]. According to local media, the president's sister's sons physically assaulted the [[health minister]] and a senior doctor.<ref>Dixon, Robyn. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tajik-covid-president-nephews-assault-doctors/2021/07/27/660efdaa-eebb-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html After the Tajik president's sister died of covid, her sons beat up the country's top health officials.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728120859/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tajik-covid-president-nephews-assault-doctors/2021/07/27/660efdaa-eebb-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html |date=28 July 2021 }} Washington Post 27 August 2021.</ref>

In 2023, according to the [[World Health Organization]], Tajikistan received its certification, declaring its status as a [[malaria]]-free country.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHO certifies Azerbaijan and Tajikistan as malaria-free |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/29-03-2023-who-certifies-azerbaijan-and-tajikistan-as-malaria-free |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref>