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. 2018 Jan 26;6(3):e342–e350. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30488-6

Table.

Number of public hospitals and access quotients with UI across 48 sub-Saharan African countries and islands, including Zanzibar for 2015

Country code (ISO 3) Number of public hospitals Total population in 2015 Percentage of population outside 2-h travel time (UI) Total number of women of child bearing age in 2015 Percentage of women of child bearing age outside 2-h travel time (UI)
Angola AGO 150 21 811 453 36·9% (35·5–39·0) 5 489 490 37·3% (35·8–40·0)
Benin BEN 48 10 880 616 23·3% (20·9–27·2) 2 136 501 23·7% (21·3–27·6)
Botswana BWA 29 2 258 625 23·3% (20·9–27·5) 622 953 23·3% (20·9–27·5)
Burkina Faso BFA 62 18 069 713 46·9% (44·8–50·0) 4 091 918 45·2% (43·1–48·2)
Burundi BDI 49 11 162 902 4·3% (3·9–5·0) 2 515 577 4·2% (3·8–4·9)
Cameroon CMR 184 23 342 359 17·4% (16·4–18·8) 5 230 085 17·1% (16·3–18·7)
Cape Verde CPV 9 488 986 6·6% (6·6–6·6) 132 377 7·0% (6·9–7·0)
Central African Republic CAF 20 4 898 576 51·5% (47·3–55·6) 1 192 470 51·6% (47·4–55·7)
Chad TCD 78 14 022 236 53·1% (51·4–55·7) 2 973 342 53·2% (51·4–55·8)
Comoros COM 3 697 609 3·4% (2·4–5·8) 173 474 3·5% (2·5–6·0)
Congo (Brazzaville) COG 25 4 584 395 27·7% (26·6–29·1) 1 186 661 27·8% (26·7–29·1)
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 100 22 699 552 34·4% (32·9–36·8) 5 659 963 34·4% (32·9–36·8)
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 435 72 001 218 46·3% (44·0–49·2) 14 330 432 46·2% (43·9–49·2)
Djibouti DJI 13 870 713 16·7% (16·1–17·6) 211 489 17·0% (16·4–17·9)
Equatorial Guinea GNQ 18 824 276 24·2% (22·2–27·4) 188 338 24·2% (22·3–27·3)
Eritrea ERI 22 5 210 651 57·4% (55·5–59·8) 1 345 007 55·7% (53·9–58·0)
Ethiopia ETH 161 99 337 653 49·3% (45·5–54·3) 22 721 668 49·3% (45·4–54·2)
Gabon GAB 59 1 628 849 16·4% (15·9–17·0) 397 063 16·4% (16·0–17·1)
The Gambia GMB 6 1 950 904 28·5% (28·1–29·3) 411 783 29·3% (28·9–30·0)
Ghana GHA 178 27 098 194 13·8% (12·8–15·5) 7 126 334 13·9% (12·8–15·6)
Guinea GIN 35 12 546 646 37·3% (35·0–40·3) 2 520 496 37·2% (34·9–40·2)
Guinea-Bissau GNB 8 1 745 803 38·5% (34·6–44·4) 429 740 38·4% (34·5–44·3)
Kenya KEN 399 45 737 778 7·1% (6·5–8·1) 11 243 809 7·1% (6·4–8·0)
Lesotho LSO 20 2 136 640 43·3% (40·8–46·4) 570 583 43·3% (40·9–46·5)
Liberia LBR 38 4 451 499 38·5% (36·9–40·7) 1 090 502 38·5% (36·9–40·6)
Madagascar MDG 125 24 120 532 53·4% (52·0–55·8) 5 262 812 53·3% (51·9–55·7)
Malawi MWI 56 17 207 197 7·2% (5·5–10·2) 3 938 576 7·2% (5·5–10·2)
Mali MLI 76 17 619 152 36·2% (33·3–40·6) 3 258 813 35·3% (32·4–39·7)
Mauritania MRT 18 4 026 075 61·4% (59·1–64·1) 880 617 61·4% (59·1–64·2)
Mozambique MOZ 61 27 673 736 49·9% (44·8–52·7) 6 431 717 49·8% (44·6–52·5)
Namibia NAM 35 2 461 440 23·2% (20·2–27·4) 644 284 23·2% (20·3–27·5)
Niger NER 41 19 805 985 57·2% (53·6–61·7) 3 376 284 57·1% (53·5–61·6)
Nigeria NGA 879 182 178 061 7·7% (6·9–9·0) 43 659 033 8·5% (7·8–10·1)
Rwanda RWA 47 11 585 862 11·2% (10·6–12·1) 2 793 168 11·3% (10·7–12·2)
São Tomé and Príncipe STP 2 186 623 2·7% (2·4–3·1) 43 894 2·7% (2·5–3·2)
Senegal SEN 29 14 967 332 39·7% (36·2–41·2) 3 583 623 39·6% (36·1–41·1)
Sierra Leone SLE 32 6 418 015 39·6% (36·9–39·1) 1 537 021 39·6% (37·0–39·2)
Somalia SOM 79 10 688 048 44·0% (42·5–47·4) 2 179 717 42·3% (40·9–45·6)
South Africa ZAF 327 54 345 833 5·2% (4·4–6·3) 15 021 723 5·2% (4·5–6·4)
South Sudan SDS 40 12 347 507 77·2% (76·5–79·0) 2 786 192 77·3% (76·6–79·0)
Sudan SDN 272 40 249 394 53·8% (53·2–56·5) 9 346 646 53·7% (53·1–56·3)
Swaziland SWZ 7 1 285 392 6·1% (3·7–8·9) 289 274 6·1% (3·8–9·0)
Tanzania (mainland) TZA 210 53 265 074 24·9% (22·1–29·0) 12 585 409 24·8% (22·1–29·0)
Togo TGO 38 7 304 010 14·7% (12·9–17·4) 1 588 063 14·8% (13·3–17·7)
Uganda UGA 121 39 032 494 17·5% (15·5–20·7) 7 979 425 17·5% (15·5–20·8)
Zambia ZMB 91 16 218 094 40·1% (37·1–43·7) 3 699 046 40·0% (37·0–43·7)
Zanzibar ·· 4 1 579 927 2·7% (2·0–5·6) 376 652 2·6% (1·9–5·5)
Zimbabwe ZWE 169 15 604 001 20·7% (18·6–23·9) 3 453 496 21·5% (19·4–24·6)
Total ·· 4908 990 627 630 29·0% (27·1–31·5) 228 707 540 28·2% (26·4–30·8)

UI=uncertainty intervals.