Selected health system indicators for the EPHS*
| Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Pakistan | Somalia | Sudan | Zanzibar† (Tanzania) | |
| UHC Service Coverage Index | 37 | 39 | 49.9 (2020) | 25 | 44 | 43* |
| Proportion of population with household expenditures on health greater than 10% of total household expenditure or income (SDG 3.8.2) (%) | 14.6 (2013) | 4.9 (2015) | 4 (2017) | NA | 18.4 (2009) | 3.8 (2011)* |
| Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita (US$) | 66 | 33 | 48 | NA | 47 | 34 |
| Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (%) | 1.08 | 0.74 | 1.08 | NA | 1.04 | 1.56* |
| Government spending for health per capita US$ | 5 | 6 | 19 | NA | 11 | 18.2 |
| Ratio between the EPHS cost per capita in the first year of implementation and government spending for health | 1.4 | 6.7 | 0.7 | NA | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| GGHE-D as percentage of general government expenditure (%) | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of CHE (%) | 79.3 | 37.9 | 56.5 | NA | 67.4 | 16.0 |
| Medical doctor per 10 000 population | 2.5 | 1.1 | 11.2 | 0.22 | 2.6 | 0.5* |
| Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 population | 4.5 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 5.7* |
*Data included in this table are mainly based on the WHO’s Global Health Observatory, except for figures updated or reported by the country representatives. https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators. Last accessed on March 19, 2022.
†Data highlighted with an asterisk (*) belong to Tanzania; the rest is for Zanzibar.
EPHS, essential packages of health services; NA, not available; SDG, Sustainable Development Goals; UHC, universal health coverage.