Montenegro is a country with an area of 13,812 square kilometres and a population of 620,029, according to the 2011 census. The country is bordered by Croatia, the Adriatic Sea, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania.[1] The most common health issues faced are non-communicable diseases accounting for 95% of all deaths. This is followed by 4% of mortality due to injury, and 1% due to communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions.[2] Other health areas of interest are alcohol consumption, which is the most prevalent disease of addiction within Montenegro[3] and smoking. Montenegro has one of the highest tobacco usage rates across Europe.[4] Life expectancy for men is 74 years,[5] and life expectancy for women is 79.[6]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[7] finds that Montenegro is fulfilling 70.6% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[8] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Montenegro achieves 100.0% of what is expected based on its current income.[9] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 92.9% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.[9] Montenegro falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 18.9% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[9]
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