In 2001, the total per capita expenditure on health care was Intl $127 (6.2% of GDP).13 Among the countries of Africa, this figure falls within a spending range of Intl $652 in South Africa (8.6% of GDP) and Intl $12 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (3.5% of GDP). At 2.0% the smallest spending as a percentage of GDP is in Equatorial Guinea (Tables 3 and 4).
Tables 3 and 4 Total health expenditure (Intl $) per capita and as a percentage of GDP: countries of Africa, 2001
Table 3 Health expenditure (Intl $) per capita: Africa
Table 4 Health expenditure (Intl $) as a percentage of GDP: Africa
Country
Per capita
South Africa
652
Tunisia
463
Botswana
381
Namibia
342
Libya
239
Morocco
199
Gabon
197
Algeria
169
Swaziland
167
Egypt
153
Zimbabwe
142
Côte d'Ivoire
127
Liberia
127
Kenya
114
Equatorial Guinea
106
Lesotho
101
Djibouti
90
Gambia
78
Angola
70
Senegal
63
Guinea
61
Ghana
60
Central African Republic
58
Uganda
57
Zambia
52
Mozambique
47
Mauritania
45
Togo
45
Rwanda
44
Cameroon
42
Sudan
39
Malawi
39
Benin
39
Guinea-Bissau
37
Eritrea
36
Nigeria
31
Mali
30
Burkina Faso
27
Sierra Leone
26
Utd Rep of Tanzania
26
Congo
22
Niger
22
Burundi
19
Chad
17
Ethiopia
14
Dem Rep of the Congo
12
Somalia
Source WHO World Health Report 2004
Country
%
GPD
South Africa
8.6
Kenya
7.8
Malawi
7.8
Namibia
7.0
Djibouti
7.0
Botswana
6.6
Tunisia
6.4
Gambia
6.4
Zimbabwe
6.2
Côte d'Ivoire
6.2
Mozambique
5.9
Uganda
5.9
Guinea-Bissau
5.9
Zambia
5.7
Eritrea
5.7
Lesotho
5.5
Rwanda
5.5
Morocco
5.1
Senegal
4.8
Ghana
4.7
Sudan
4.5
Central African Republic
4.5
Utd Rep of Tanzania
4.4
Angola
4.4
Benin
4.4
Mali
4.3
Sierra Leone
4.3
Liberia
4.3
Algeria
4.1
Egypt
3.9
Niger
3.7
Ethiopia
3.6
Mauritania
3.6
Burundi
3.6
Gabon
3.6
Guinea
3.5
Dem Rep of the Congo
3.5
Nigeria
3.4
Cameroon
3.3
Swaziland
3.3
Burkina Faso
3.0
Libya
2.9
Togo
2.8
Chad
2.6
Somalia
2.6
Congo
2.1
Equatorial Guinea
2.0
The WHO overall health system performance score places Cote d’Ivoire 137/191 countries. This composite measure of overall health system attainment14 is based on a country’s goals relating to health, responsiveness, and fairness in financing. The measure varies widely across countries and is highly correlated with general levels of human development as captured in the human development index.
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