Comparing development assistance for health from China with major sources, 2015–2017
Source | Total DAH (millions) | DAH per capita | DAH per US$1 million government spending | Proportion of DAH flows to health system strengthening | Gross domestic products per capita |
USA | (1) 13 479 | (5) 41.77 | (5) 1896 | (18) 27% | (10) 60 187 |
UK | (2) 3494 | (4) 53.48 | (1) 2622 | (20) 26% | (17) 49 856 |
Germany | (3) 1437 | (14) 17.54 | (12) 723 | (7) 36% | (14) 54 933 |
Canada | (4) 1022 | (10) 28.14 | (8) 1140 | (16) 28% | (9) 61 087 |
Japan | (5) 1004 | (17) 8.00 | (18) 358 | (11) 31% | (12) 57 890 |
France | (6) 973 | (15) 15.00 | (16) 520 | (19) 26% | (16) 50 708 |
Netherlands | (7) 709 | (6) 41.40 | (6) 1503 | (24) 18% | (8) 61 953 |
Norway | (8) 677 | (2) 128.94 | (3) 2238 | (17) 27% | (2) 116 825 |
Sweden | (9) 659 | (3) 66.76 | (4) 1903 | (21) 25% | (7) 71 024 |
China | (10) 598 | (24) 0.44 | (23) 159 | (1) 92% | (24) 8700 |
Australia | (11) 441 | (13) 18.29 | (14) 629 | (6) 41% | (5) 78 245 |
Italy | (12) 334 | (20) 5.53 | (20) 268 | (9) 35% | (19) 41 417 |
Belgium | (13) 287 | (11) 25.24 | (11) 863 | (3) 48% | (15) 54 784 |
South Korea | (14) 279 | (19) 5.54 | (13) 680 | (2) 63% | (21) 30 425 |
Switzerland | (15) 262 | (8) 31.25 | (10) 913 | (14) 30% | (3) 101 437 |
Denmark | (16) 224 | (7) 39.16 | (9) 1007 | (15) 30% | (6) 72 021 |
Spain | (17) 184 | (21) 3.96 | (21) 248 | (8) 36% | (20) 37 188 |
Ireland | (18) 143 | (9) 30.70 | (7) 1313 | (23) 24% | (4) 83 260 |
Finland | (19) 102 | (12) 18.48 | (15) 592 | (12) 31% | (13) 55 693 |
Luxembourg | (20) 78 | (1) 134.77 | (2) 2400 | (22) 25% | (1) 134 757 |
Austria | (21) 77 | (16) 8.88 | (19) 300 | (4) 46% | (11) 58 046 |
New Zealand | (22) 34 | (18) 7.38 | (17) 477 | (13) 31% | (18) 46 580 |
Portugal | (23) 31 | (22) 3.00 | (22) 243 | (10) 33% | (23) 26 429 |
Greece | (24) 13 | (23) 1.22 | (24) 88 | (5) 44% | (22) 26 742 |
Note: Values are 2015–2017 average values expressed in 2018 USD. The colours in the figure reflect the relative values of the various measures on a pro rata basis. For each column, the darkest green represents the highest values for that column, while the darkest red represents the lowest values. The rank is provided in parenthesis. The health system strengthening includes sector-wide approach/health system strengthening, HIV/AIDS-health system strengthening, malaria-health system strengthening, tuberculosis health system strengthening, reproductive and maternal health-health system strengthening, newborn and child health-health system strengthening, other infectious diseases-health system strengthening and non-communicable diseases-health system strengthening.
DAH, development assistance for health.