Current surgical capacity in Tanzania in comparison with regional neighbours measured by four WDIs
| Country | Specialist surgical workforce (per 100 000 population) | Number of surgical procedures (per 100 000 population | Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) | Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) |
| Tanzania | 0.46 | 484 | 65.8 | 85.5 |
| Zambia | 1.48 | 1682 | 43.1 | 52.5 |
| Rwanda | 0.75 | 1062 | 57.6 | 83 |
| Kenya | 2.35 | 659 | 65.7 | 75.2 |
| Uganda | 1.05 | 625 | 78.6 | 85 |
| Mozambique | 0.56 | 532 | 27.3 | 80.5 |
| Malawi | 0.43 | 321 | 57 | 91.8 |
| Burundi | 0.17 | 237 | 87.7 | 98.7 |
| DRC | 0.19 | 158 | 73.8 | 90.6 |
| LCoGS target | 20–40 | 5000 | 0 | 0 |
DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; LCoGS, Lancet Commission on Global Surgery; WDIs, World Development Indicators.