Table 1 Comparison of indicators for the selected countries
From: Human resources for primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?
Uganda | Mali | Sudan | Botswana | South Africa | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population in 2010 (millions) | 33.4 | 15.4 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 50.1 | [30] |
Annual population growth (2000–2010) | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | [30] |
Total fertility rate (per woman) in 2010 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | [7] |
Maternal mortality rate 2013 (per 100 000 live births) | 360 | 550 | 360 | 170 | 140 | [10] |
324.9 | 388.3 | 275.2 | 480.8 | 174.1 | [9] | |
Stillbirth rate 2009 (per 1000 total births) | 25 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 20 | [30] |
Proportion of births attended by skilled personnel, % (year of latest data available) | 58.0 (2011) | 58.2 (2011) | 19.9 (2010) | 99.1 (2010) | 91 (2003) | |
Neonatal mortality rate 2010 (per 1000 live births) | 26 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 18 | [30] |
Under 5 mortality 2010 (per 1000 live births) | 99 | 178 | 103 | 48 | 57 | [30] |
Government health expenditure as % of GDP (2009) | 8.5 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 9.2 | [30] |
Government health expenditure (PPP Int $ per capita) (2009) | 26 | 27 | 44 | 985 | 407 | [30] |