Table 3 Health expenditure gaps in 2011
From: Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa
Variables | African region average (A) | Global average (B) | Gap [C = B/A)] |
|---|---|---|---|
Total expenditure on health as% of gross domestic product | 6.2 | 9.1 | 1.5-fold |
General government expenditure on health as% of total expenditure on health | 48.3 | 58.8 | 1.2-fold |
Private expenditure on health as% of total expenditure on health | 51.7 | 41.1 | 0.8-fold |
General government expenditure on health as% of total government expenditure | 9.7 | 15.2 | 1.6-fold |
External resources for health as% of total expenditure on health | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.03-fold |
Social security expenditure on health as% of general government expenditure on health | 8.0 | 60.6 | 7.6-fold |
Out-of-pocket expenditure as% of private expenditure on health | 56.6 | 49.7 | 0.9-fold |
Private prepaid plans as% of private expenditure on health | 31.7 | 38.2 | 1.2-fold |
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 99 | 1007 | 10.2-fold |
Per capita total expenditure on health (PPP Int$) | 158 | 1053 | 6.7-fold |
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 49 | 613 | 12.5-fold |
Per capita government expenditure on health (PPP Int$) | 76 | 619 | 8.1-fold |