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Table 1 Country Profiles in 2005

From: Assessing healthcare providers' knowledge and practices relating to insecticide-treated nets and the prevention of malaria in Ghana, Laos, Senegal and Tanzania

Country

Ghana

Laos

Senegal

Tanzania

Source

Population (in millions)

22

6

12

38

[91]

GDP per capita (in PPP int'l $)

2, 607

2, 147

1, 926

750

[92]

Per capita total expenditure on health (in PPP int'l $)

95

74

72

29

[93]

Per capita government expenditure on health (in PPP int'l $)

40

15

29

12

[93]

Life expectancy at birth for males/females (in years)

58/59

61/63

60/64

49/51

[94]

Children under-five mortality rate (per 1, 000 live births)

112

79

136

122

[94]

Children under five sleeping under a net (%, 2003-2006)

33

82

14

31

[95]

Children under five sleeping under an ITN (%, 2003-2006)

22

18

7

16

[95]

Personal computers per population (%, 2004)

1

0

2

1

[94]

Internet users per population (%, 2004)

2

0

5

1

[94]

  1. Data are for 2005 unless otherwise indicated