Inclusive engagement for health and development or ‘political theatre’: results from case studies examining mechanisms for country ownership in Global Fund processes in Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Table 1 Relevant Features of Country Contexts (2017)

Component	Malawi	Tanzania	Zimbabwe
Population [31]	18.6 million	57.3 million	16.5 million
Young age (0–14 years) dependency ratio (per 100 population 15–64 years) [31]	82.9	86.4	73.6
HDI rank [31]	171	154	156
Poverty (% with <US$1.90 PPP) [31]	71.4%	49.1%	21.4%^a
Leading causes of death—all ages (in rank order) [32]	HIV; lower respiratory infections; malaria; diarrheal diseases	HIV; malaria; lower respiratory infections; diarrheal diseases	HIV; lower respiratory infections; diarrheal diseases; TB.
Income status [33]	Low	Low	Low

^aThere is some debate about the accuracy of this data. A clearer picture emerges when considering that of the 79.3% of the adult population that was employed in 2017 (including self-employment and unpaid domestic work), 74.8% earned US$3.10 PPP or less [31]

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