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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.