Table 1.
Selected health and health system indicators of Tanzania in 2002
| 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 |
Source: WHO, Country health system fact sheet 2006. http://www.afro.who.int/home/countries/fact_sheets/tanzania.pdf