Health in Africa

22 indicators covering health for Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population 0-24 60.8% 2011 down 4.0% 5th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 262.01 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 20.4% 5th
Prevalence of undernourishment 237 population 2011 up 15.0% 1st
Reported clinical malaria cases 20.68 million total 2011 down 56.1% 1st
Private prepaid plans 29.2% 2011 up 1.3% 3rd
Health expenditure, private 53.5% 2011 down 5.4% 5th
Health expenditure 116.37 billion current US$ 2011 up 264.1% 1st
Social Security expenditure on health 15.6% 2008 2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 24.56 million high estimate 2009 up 20.1% 1st
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 20.27 million low estimate 2009 up 27.0% 1st
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 21.95 million 2009 up 21.6% 1st
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 11.24 million low estimate 2009 up 173.1% 1st
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 17.21 million high estimate 2009 up 83.3% 1st
Orphans 0-17 years currently living 13.75 million 2009 up 129.9% 1st
Government health expenditure per capita 45.07 current US$ 2009 up 168.7% 2nd
Reported malaria deaths 91,937 total 2011 down 11.7% 1st
New HIV infections, low estimate 1.47 million 2009 down 24.5% 1st
New HIV infections, high estimate 2.25 million 2009 down 13.2% 1st
New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 487,700 2009 down 19.7% 1st
New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 159,700 2009 down 32.2% 1st
New HIV infections 312,500 0-14 years 2009 down 25.3% 1st
New HIV infections 1.65 million 2009 down 23.2% 1st