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Table 3 Malawi and Ethiopia: Key population, economic and HIV-related indicators, 2009

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

 

Malawi[27]

Ethiopia[29]

General[10]

Total population

15 million

80 million

GDP (US$) per capita

354

364

Human Development Index (rank)

0.385 (153)

0.328 (157)

Total health expenditure (US$) per capita

62

26

% GDP

12.9

3.9

Life expectancy at birth (years)

50.9

55.8

HIV-related indicators

HIV prevalence

12%

2.4%

Total people living with HIV/AIDS

1,100,000

1,200,000

People in ART need – CD4< 200

305,805

397,818

ART provided

271,105

241,759

Active and alive on ART

198,864

176,632

% ART coverage – CD4 < 200

65%

44%

% Children on ART

7.5%

5%

12- month Retention on ART

79%

72%

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