Table 4.
Comparison of Economic, Demographic and Healthcare Indicator Data: Zambia vs Tanzania vs Zimbabwe vs South Africa
(a) Economics: | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Zambia | South Africa |
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World Bank Income Country Classification | Low Income | Low income | Lower middle income | Upper middle income |
GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method | Less than $1,025 | Less than $995 | Between $1,026 - $3,995 | Between $3,996 - $12,375 |
Actual GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method * (2017) | $910 | $910 | $1 300 | $5 430 |
GDP in billion USD (annual growth) (2017) | 52.09 (7.1%) | 17.85 (3.4%) | 25.81 (4.1%) | 349.42 (1.3%) |
Health expenditures as a percentage (%) of GDP of GDP (2016) | 4,10% | 9,40% | 5% | 8,10% |
Health expenditure per capita in USD (2016) | 32,09 | 93,94 | 56,54 | 428,18 |
Health Insurance coverage (% of the total population insured) | 16,6 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
(b) Demographics: | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Zambia | South Africa |
Population, Million People (Annual growth rate) (2017) | 57.31 (3.1%) | 16.53 (2.3%) | 16.4 (3.0%) | 56.72 (1.2%) |
Area [x103 Km2]] (Population Density) | 890.1 (64.7) | 390.8 (42.7) | 752.6 (23) | 1219.1 (46.8) |
Urban population as a percentage (% )of total population(2018) | 33,80% | 32,20% | 43.5% | 66,40% |
(c) Selected Heath Indicators: | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Zambia | South Africa |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 66 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) (2015 est.) | 398 | 443 | 224 | 138 |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 64% | 78% | 63% | 97% |
Skilled health professional density per 10,000 population (2005-2015) | 4,6 | 12,7 | 9,7 | 58,8 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 54 | 50 | 96 | 60 |
Death rate (per 1,000 population [2018 est.]) | 7,5 | 9,9 | 12 | 9,3 |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 99 | 90 | 96 | 60 |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 4,5 | 13,3 | 11,5 | 18,8 |
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population) (2016) | 287 | 208 |