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. 2016 Jul 22;14:53. doi: 10.1186/s12961-016-0121-4

Table 2.

African countries’ national research for health system barometer scores in 2014 by economic group

Group 1: High income and upper middle income (n = 9)
Country Score
   Algeria 59
   Angola 47
   Botswana 55
   Equatorial Guinea 13
   Gabon 19
   Mauritius 19
   Namibia 24
   Seychelles 18
   South Africa 79
Average 37
Median 24
STDEV 24
Max 79
Min 13
Group 2: Lower middle income (n = 13)
Countries Score
   Cameroun 36
   Cape Verde 50
   Congo 24
   Cote D’Ivoire 36
   Ghana 48
   Kenya 42
   Lesotho 47
   Mauritania 30
   Nigeria 42
   Sao Tome and Principe 6
   Senegal 71
   Swaziland 54
   Zambia 65
Average 42
Median 42
STDEV 17
Max 71
Min 6
Group 3: Low income (n = 25)
Countries Score
   Burkina Faso 65
   Burundi 35
   Benin 54
   Chad 12
   CAR 30
   Comoros 18
   DRC 35
   Eritrea 42
   Ethiopia 65
   Gambia 43
   Guinea 53
   Guinea-Bissau 30
   Liberia 36
   Madagascar 42
   Malawi 48
   Mali 59
   Mozambique 30
   Niger 65
   Rwanda 81
   Sierra Leone 18
   South Sudan 12
   Tanzania 77
   Togo 18
   Uganda 72
   Zimbabwe 65
Average 44
Median 42
STDEV 21
Max 81
Min 12