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Table 1 Malawi and Ethiopia: Key population, economic and HIV-related indicators, 2004

From: Positive spill-over effects of ART scale up on wider health systems development: evidence from Ethiopia and Malawi

 

Malawi[11]

Ethiopia[12]

General[10]

Total population

12.6 million

73 million

GDP (US$) per capita

208

138

Human Development Index (rank)

0.400 (166)

0.371 (170)

Total health expenditure (US$) per capita

38

19

% GDP

6.1

4.3

Life expectancy at birth (years)

37.5

48.8

HIV-related indicators

HIV prevalence

14.4%

4.6%

Total people living with HIV/AIDS

1,100,000

1,200,000

People in need of ART – CD4 <200 cells/mm3

170,000

242,543

ART provided

13,183

9,000

Active and alive on ART

198,864

176,632

% ART coverage – CD4 <200 cells/mm3

6%

1.6%

  1. ART, antiretroviral treatment; GDP, gross domestic product.