Per capita health expenditures have a statistically significant but relatively low impact on reducing infant, neonatal, and under-five mortality rates in Africa. While increased health spending can help improve health outcomes, it is only one of many important factors. Analysis of data from various African countries showed that higher per capita government and total health expenditures were negatively correlated with lower child mortality rates in 2000 and 2010. Future studies could provide more insights by also examining factors like education, income, vaccine access, sanitation, and disease prevalence.
3. Facts
~ 50% of global <5 death in five countries:
India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, China
H l h $/ / 2001Health care $/person/year 2001 (Commission for Africa, 2004)
High‐income countries > US$ 2,000
Africa US$13‐$21 in 2001
To deliver basic treatment & care for major communicable
diseases & earl childhood and maternal illnesses in s b Saharandiseases & early childhood and maternal illnesses in sub‐ Saharan
Africa expenditure should rise to US$ 38 by 2015
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1000 Nigeria
500
600
700
800
Per capita total & government health expenditure 1995 and child mortality rate 2000
PC95TEXH PC95GEXH UFD00 ID00 ND00
Seychelles
200
300
400
500
0
100
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
rkina Faso
Burundi
abo Verde
Cameroon
ral African …
Chad
Comoros
Congo
te d'Ivoire
emocratic …
ial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
nea‐Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
adagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
zambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Tome and …
Senegal
Seychelles
erra Leone
uth Africa
Swaziland
Togo
Uganda
d Republic …
Zambia
Total health <Five Infant Neonatal
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Ca
C
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Côt
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Guin
Ma
M
Mo
Sao T
S
Sie
So
S
United
expenditure 1995 D2000 D2000 D2000
Min $6 1 1 1
M $94 86 53 23
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Mean $94 86 53 23
Max $629 934 567 245
17. Scores plot
h ld d h l l d d tChild death rates are positively loaded on 1st comp.
Per capita health expenditures are negatively loaded on
2nd comp.
Comoros Eritrea
Liberia
p
02
component
Benin
Burundi
Cabo Verde Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
MadagascarMauritania
Niger
Rw anda
Sao Tome and Principe
Togo
-20
dprincipalc
Botsw ana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea EthiopiaGabon
Ghana Kenya
Malaw i
MaliMauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
g
Rw anda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sw aziland
UgandaUnited Republic of TanzaniaZambia
-4
2n
Algeria
Angola
Nigeria
South Africa
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-5 0 5
1st principal component
19. Future studies
Female & parent’s educationFemale & parent s education
Income & income equity
Access to vaccines & HIVAccess to vaccines & HIV
prevalence
Access to safe drinking waterg
Hunger, sanitation
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