Table 1.
Socio-demographics and vital status of 31 African countries
| Country | Population | Population growth rate (%) | Life expectancy at birth | Death rate/1000 population | GDP (×1000 billion USD) | GDP per capita (USD) | Health expenditure as % of GDP (2014) | Health expenditures per capita | Human development index (2010–15) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World rank | Study sample rank | |||||||||
| Mauritius | 1 260 934 | 0.2 | 74 | 8 | 12 803 445.9 | 10 153.9 | 4.8 | 482 | 64 | 1 |
| Algeria | 39 113 313 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 213 983 107.8 | 5470.9 | 7.2 | 362 | 83 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 11 143 908 | 1.2 | 75 | 7 | 47 603 227.9 | 4271.7 | 7 | 305 | 97 | 3 |
| Lybia | 6 204 108 | 0.1 | 72 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 372 | 102 | 4 |
| Gabon | 1 875 713 | 3.2 | 64 | 9 | 18 179 717.8 | 9692.2 | 3.4 | 321 | 109 | 5 |
| Egypt | 91 812 566 | 2.2 | 71 | 6 | 305 529 656.5 | 3327.8 | 5.6 | 178 | 111 | 6 |
| South Africa | 54 146 735 | 1.6 | 57 | 12 | 350 850 571.8 | 6479.6 | 8.8 | 570 | 119 | 7 |
| Morocco | 34 318 082 | 1.4 | 74 | 6 | 109 881 398.5 | 3154.5 | 5.9 | 190 | 123 | 8 |
| Congo. Rep | 4 871 101 | 2.5 | 62 | 9 | 14 177 437.6 | 2910.5 | 5.2 | 162 | 135 | 9 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 129 424 | 4.1 | 58 | 11 | 21 461 989.5 | 19 002.6 | 3.7 | 663 | 135 | 9 |
| Ghana | 26 962 563 | 2.3 | 61 | 9 | 38 616 536.1 | 1432.2 | 3.6 | 58 | 139 | 10 |
| Sao Tome et Principe | 191 266 | 2.2 | 66 | 7 | 348 463.5 | 1821.9 | 8.3 | 166 | 142 | 11 |
| Kenya | 46 024 250 | 2.6 | 62 | 8 | 61 445 346.0 | 1335.1 | 5.7 | 78 | 146 | 12 |
| Tanzania | 52 234 869 | 3.1 | 65 | 7 | 48 197 218.3 | 950.4 | 5.6 | 52 | 151 | 13 |
| Nigeria | 176 460 502 | 2.7 | 53 | 13 | 568 498 939.8 | 3221.7 | 3.7 | 118 | 152 | 14 |
| Cameroon | 22 239 904 | 2.7 | 55 | 11 | 32 050 817.6 | 1441.1 | 4.1 | 59 | 154 | 15 |
| Mauritania | 4 063 920 | 2.9 | 63 | 8 | 5 391 475.9 | 1326.7 | 3.8 | 49 | 157 | 16 |
| Rwanda | 11 345 357 | 2.5 | 64 | 7 | 8 016 288.4 | 706.6 | 7.5 | 52 | 159 | 17 |
| Senegal | 14 546 111 | 3 | 66 | 6 | 15 308 965.4 | 1052.4 | 4.7 | 50 | 162 | 18 |
| Sudan | 37 737 913 | 2.4 | 63 | 8 | 82 151 588.4 | 2176.9 | 8.4 | 130 | 165 | 19 |
| Uganda | 38 833 338 | 3.4 | 58 | 10 | 27 927 875.3 | 719.2 | 7.2 | 52 | 163 | 19 |
| Togo | 7 228 915 | 2.6 | 60 | 9 | 4 482 880.4 | 620.1 | 5.2 | 34 | 166 | 20 |
| Benin | 10 286 712 | 2.8 | 60 | 9 | 9 707 432.0 | 943.7 | 4.6 | 38 | 167 | 21 |
| IvoryCoast | 22 531 350 | 2.5 | 52 | 14 | 35 372 603.5 | 1569.9 | 5.7 | 88 | 171 | 22 |
| Ethiopia | 97 366 774 | 2.6 | 64 | 7 | 55 612 228.2 | 571.2 | 4.9 | 27 | 174 | 23 |
| Mali | 16 962 846 | 2.9 | 58 | 10 | 14 004 067.5 | 825.6 | 6.9 | 42 | 175 | 24 |
| Guinea Conakry | 11 805 509 | 2.3 | 59 | 10 | 6 624 068.0 | 561.1 | 5.6 | 30 | 183 | 25 |
| Burkina Faso | 17 585 977 | 3 | 59 | 10 | 12 400 688.6 | 705.1 | 5 | 35 | 185 | 26 |
| Chad | 13 569 438 | 3.3 | 52 | 14 | 13 922 223.2 | 1026 | 3.6 | 37 | 186 | 27 |
| Niger | 19 148 219 | 3.8 | 61 | 9 | 8 245 312.1 | 430.6 | 5.8 | 24 | 187 | 28 |
| Central African Republic | 4 515 392 | 0.3 | 51 | 15 | 1 702 898.9 | 377.1 | 4.2 | 16 | 188 | 31 |
GDP, gross domestic product; USD, United States dollar.
Green color indicates countries belonging to high-human development index category, yellow color indicates countries belonging to medium-human development index, and red color indicated countries from low-human development index.
Source: World bank data 2014.