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Table 2 Summary of socio-economic and health related indicators for the 6 countries included in the analysis

From: Analysis of human resources for health strategies and policies in 5 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to GFATM and PEPFAR-funded HIV-activities

  Angola Burundi Lesotho Mozambique South Africa
Significant historic features Independence 1975 Independence 1962 Independence1966 Independence: 1975 Apartheid 1948-1994
Quarter century of civil war: 1975 - 2002 Cyclic civil wars since 1963 Several military coups with latest handover to democratic government in 1995 Civil war: 1976-1992
Latest: 1993-2006
Population density/km2 15 318 71 29 41
Net ODA as% of GNI 0.3 42.3 5.4 20.8 0.4
GDP in current USD per capita 4069 163 800 428 5733
Public health expenditure, as % of total government expenditure 8 12 8 13 9
External resources for health, % of total expenditure for health 3 45 30 72 2
OOP expenditure on health, % of total expenditure for health 11 36 22 12 18
GINI coefficient (latest available) 58.6 (2000) 33.3 (2006) 52.5 (2003) 47.1 (2003) 67.4 (2006)
Human Development Index ranking 2011 (out of 187 countries) 148 185 160 184 123
HIV prevalence 15–49 years old, % (2009) 2 3.3 23.6 11.5 17.8
Number of persons affected by HIV, all ages, 2009 200,000 180,000 290,000 1,400,000 5,600,000
TB incidence, per 100,000 inhabitants, 2010 304 129 633 544 981
Number of TB cases detected, 2010 58,000 11,000 14,000 130,000 490,000
Malaria mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants, 2008 89 39 0.1 171 0.2
Under-five mortality rate, per 1,000 live births, 2010 161 142 85 135 57
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births, 2008 610 970 530 550 410
GFATM-HIV, cumulative disbursement, as of 2011, millions USD 62.2 69.5 91.8 168.7 247.6
GFATM-malaria, disbursed, as of 2011, millions USD 62.0 55.2 0 61.6 0
GFATM-TB, disbursed, as of 2011, millions USD 10.3 9.8 10.7 12.6 0
PEPFAR, disbursed, as of 2009, millions USD ( + committed 2010) 47.7 0 (Not eligible) 96.2 1096.7 3113.4
MAP1 World Bank, committed, millions USD 21 51 (with MAP2) 5 55 0
  1. Sources:
  2. Socio-economic and finance indicators; World Bank database, 2009.
  3. Health indicators: WHO global health indicators database.
  4. Disbursements indicators: GFATM website, PEPFAR country-websites, World Bank MAP-country websites.
  5. Human development index: UNDP.
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