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Table 1 Selected health and health system indicators of Tanzania in 2002

From: Understanding informal payments in health care: motivation of health workers in Tanzania

Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)

46

Number of physicians

822

Density of physicians per 1000 population

1.7

Number of nurses and midwives

13 292

Density of nurses and midwives per 1000 population

27.4

Number of other health workers

29 722

Density of other health workers per 1000 population

61

Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product

4.7

Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (USD)

7

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health

81

  1. Source: WHO, Country health system fact sheet 2006. http://www.afro.who.int/home/countries/fact_sheets/tanzania.pdf