Table 6.
Demographic Data of Each Country
| Variable | Uganda | Kenya | Tanzania | Rwanda | Burundi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populationa,b,c7–9 | 36.3 million (2012) | 43.2 million (2012) | 43.6 million (2012) | 11.5 million (2012) | 8.3 million (2010) |
| Number of physician anesthetists countrywide | 30 (7%) | 168 (17%) | 22 (5%) | 15 (4%) | 2 (0.6%) |
| Number of nonphysician anesthetists countrywide | 400 (93%) | 800 (83%) | 400 (95%) | 350 (96%) | 328 (99.4%) |
| % of cesarean deliveries done by physician and nonphysician anesthetists | Largest percentage provided by nonphysician anesthetists: 1 physician anesthetist in the Eastern region (Mbale); 3 in the Western region (Mbarara); and the rest in the Central region. | Physician anesthetists, 20%; nonphysician anesthetists, 80%. | Nonphysician anesthetists provide largest percentage. | Nonphysician anesthetists provide largest percentage. Physician anesthetists are only at the teaching hospitals CHUK, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Butare (CHUB), and some private hospitals in Kigali. | Two physician anesthetists in the whole country: 1 at CHUK, the second at the Military Hospital. Nonphysician anesthetists provide largest percentage of anesthesia countrywide. |
Abbreviation: CHU, Centre Hospitalier Universite.
a
UNICEF Uganda Statistics. 2012 [cited 2014 24/April/2014]; Available from: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html - 118
b
UNICEF Kenya Statistics. 2012 [cited 2014 24/April/2014]; Available from: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_statistics.html - 118
c
UNICEF Rwanda Statistics. 2012 [cited 2014 24/April/2014]; Available from: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/rwanda_statistics.html - 118.