Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of Emerald countries

	Ethiopia	India	Nepal	Nigeria	South Africa	Uganda
Population (in millions)a	95.9	1296.2	27.1	177.5	53.7	38.8
Proportion of population living on <$1.25 per dayb	30.65	32.68	24.82	67.98	13.77	38.01
Human development index rankb	173	135	145	152	118	164
Population growth ratea	2.1	1.5	1.5	2.5	1.0	3.4
Maternal mortality rateb	350	200	170	630	300	310
Infant mortality ratea	50	44	46	69	42	57
Gross domestic product per capita (USD)b	1218	5050	2131	5440	11,989	1334
% Gross domestic product spent on healthb	4.7	3.9	5.4	5.3	8.5	9.5
% health budget spent on mental healthc	0.07	2.05	0.08	0.40	4.50	0.44

^aPopulation Reference Bureau [28]

^bUNDP [29]

^cWHO [30]