Africa Scorecard on Domestic Financing for Health, 2019

2016 data 2017 data

The Africa Scorecard on Domestic Financing for Health is a tool for AU Member States to use in financial planning and expenditure tracking. This Scorecard is based on 2016 health financing data - the latest data currently available. As per an AU Assembly Declaration (27th AU Summit, 2016) the Scorecard will be updated annually and released each year

Government Spending on Health

Benchmark #1: per Capita
Target met Target not met No Data
0 of 55 AU Member States spent >$86.3 on health per capita

Member States that increased between 2015-2016 29

Benchmark #3: as a % of GDP
Target met Target not met No Data
0 of 55 AU Member States spent >5% of their GDP on health

Member States that achieved their highest spend in 2016 12

Benchmark #5: as a % of Govt budget
Target met Target not met No Data
0 of 55 AU Member States spent >15% of their Government Budget on health

Member States that increased between 2015-2016 35

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Member State record of conducting National Health Accounts (NHAs)

Member State SHA11 National Health Accounts completed
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 #
Algeria
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Angola
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Benin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Botswana
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 5
Burkina Faso
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Burundi
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 5
Cameroon
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
 1
Cabo Verde (formerly Cape Verde)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 5
Central African Republic
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Chad
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Comoros
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Congo Republic
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Côte d'Ivoire
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Equatorial Guinea
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Eritrea
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Ethiopia
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
 2
Gabon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Gambia
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
 2
Ghana
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 5
Guinea
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 5
Guinea-Bissau
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Kenya
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
 2
Lesotho
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Liberia
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
 3
Madagascar
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Malawi
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Mali
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 4
Mauritania
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Mauritius
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
 2
Mozambique
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Namibia
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 5
Niger
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Nigeria
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 6
Rwanda
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
São Tomé and Príncipe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Senegal
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 4
Seychelles
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 5
Sierra Leone
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
 2
South Africa
Uses Own Tool
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) No Data
Togo
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 4
Uganda
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Tanzania
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
 4
Zambia
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
 4
Zimbabwe
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
 1
South Sudan
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
 1
Djibouti
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
 1
Egypt
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
 2
Libya
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Morocco
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
 2
Sahrawi Republic (Western Sahara)
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Somalia
No
No
No
No
No
No
 0
Sudan
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
 3
Tunisia
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
 3