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. 2015 Dec 4;13:93. doi: 10.1186/s12960-015-0090-7

Table 1.

Country comparison for population and health care expenditure [ 5 ]

Country Population (millions) % rural population Number of provinces or states % population using private health care % GDP on health % GDP spent in public sector
South Africa 53 36 9 16 8.9 4.3
China 1357 47 34 8 5.6 3.1
Brazil 200 15 22 25 9.7 4.7
India 1252 68 29 71 3.8 1.3

GDP gross domestic product.