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Mental health services in Tajikistan

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alisher Latypov ,
Vladimir Magkoev ,
Mutabara Vohidova  and
Zulfia Nisanbaeva
Alisher Latypov
Affiliation:
Global Initiative on Psychiatry; Sub-regional Drug Epidemiology Expert, United Nations Development Programme, email alisher_latypov@fulbrightweb.org
Vladimir Magkoev
Affiliation:
Drug Demand Reduction Programme
Mutabara Vohidova
Affiliation:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Sub-Office in Tajikistan
Zulfia Nisanbaeva
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Tajik State Medical University (Avicena); Chair, In-patient Forensic Psychiatry Commission
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Tajikistan, in Central Asia, gained its independence in 1991, with the break-up of the Soviet Union. There followed a period of civil war, 1992–97. In 2003, 64% of Tajikistan's population was poor, which was defined as living on less than US$2.15 per day at purchasing power parity by the UN Appeal for Tajikistan (2006). The Tajik healthcare budget appropriations decreased from 4.5% of gross domestic product in 1991 to 1.3% in 2005. The average annual rate of population growth is 2.19%. The estimated 7 320815 population of the country is mainly rural (73.5%) and about 38% of the country's population is under the age of 14. Life expectancy at birth is 62 years for males and 68 years for females. The infant mortality rate is 106.49 deaths per 1000 live births.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 66 - 69
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