Table 1.
Some indicators from the six countries
| Benin | Burkina | Mali | Niger | Senegal | Togo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (in thousands, 2008) |
8,662 |
15,234 |
12,706 |
14,704 |
12,211 |
6,459 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years, 2008) |
57 |
51 |
49 |
52 |
59 |
59 |
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births, 2008) |
33 |
36 |
52 |
34 |
34 |
33 |
| < 5 years mortality rate (probability of death before the age of 5 years per 1,000 live births, 2008) |
121 |
169 |
194 |
167 |
108 |
98 |
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births, 2005) |
840 |
700 |
970 |
1 800 |
980 |
510 |
| Prenatal consultation rate (coverage by antenatal services (%): at least 1 visit in 2009) |
84 |
85 |
70 |
46 |
87 |
84 |
| Rate of assisted deliveries (births assisted by qualified health personnel (%), 2008) |
78 |
54 |
49 |
18 |
52 |
62 |
| Physician rate (per 10,000 inhabitants, 2009) |
0.63 |
0.60 |
0.83 |
0.2 |
0.61 |
0.54 |
| State spending on health (as a % of total State spending, 2007) |
10.7 |
13.3 |
11.8 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
7.7 |
| Total spending on health per capita in $ (PPA $ int., 2007) |
70 |
72 |
67 |
35 |
99 |
68 |
| Public spending on health per inhabitant (PPA $ int., 2007) |
36 |
40 |
34 |
18 |
56 |
17 |
| % GDP in health (total health spending as a % of gross domestic product, 2007) | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
Source: [15].