I found the following Nigerian health indicators on the WHO’s website recently. I consider these very intriguing, very distressing. Take a look. You may leave a comment-perhaps you have a nostrum for Nigeria’s (and other resource-constrained countries) health problems.
Total population: 131,530,000
GDP per capita (Intl $, 2004): 1,085
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 45.0/46.0
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2002): 41.3/41.8
Child mortality m/f (per 1000): 198/195
Adult mortality m/f (per 1000): 513/478
Total health expenditure per capita (Intl $, 2003): 51
Total health expenditure as % of GDP (2003): 5.0
Figures are for 2004 unless indicated. Source: The world health report 2006
Compare these with Swedish statistics:
Total population: 9,041,000
GDP per capita (Intl $, 2004): 30,336
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 78.0/83.0
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2002): 71.9/74.8
Child mortality m/f (per 1000): 4/3
Adult mortality m/f (per 1000): 82/51
Total health expenditure per capita (Intl $, 2003): 2,704
Total health expenditure as % of GDP (2003): 9.4
Figures are for 2004 unless indicated. Source: The world health report 2006
What do you think?
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