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Brunei

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In brief

Children vaccinated against measles: 99% (2024). World rank 1 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 47. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Access to basic sanitation: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 203 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 104% → 94.8%, children vaccinated against measles 97% → 99%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 8.9 → 8.6. Better than all its neighbours (Malaysia): secondary school enrolment, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, and access to safe drinking water. Worse than all its neighbours (Malaysia): higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, infant deaths per 1,000 births, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births.

Education

Adult literacy
96.1% 2011
Primary school enrolment
94.8% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
91.8% 2023
Higher education enrolment
36.4% 2023
Public spending on education, share of GDP
4.4% 2016

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
2.2% 2023
Health spending per person
$733 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
7.4% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people
1.9 2021
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
6.6 2021
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
3.6 2023
Children vaccinated against measles
99% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
8.6 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
9.9 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
36 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
No data
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
13.7% 2024
Overweight adults
69.6% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
14.5% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
100% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
100% 2024