Financing health in sub-Saharan Africa 1990-2050: Donor dependence and expected domestic health spending.

• Main Authors: Angela E Apeagyei (Author), Brendan Lidral-Porter (Author), Nishali Patel (Author), Juan Solorio (Author), Golsum Tsakalos (Author), Yifeng Wang (Author), Wesley Warriner (Author), Asrat Wolde (Author), Yingxi Zhao (Author), Joseph L Dieleman (Author), Justice Nonvignon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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In 2021, global life expectancy at birth was 74 years whereas in sub-Saharan Africa it was 66 years. Yet in that same year, $92 per person was spent on health in sub- Saharan Africa, which is roughly one fifth of what the next lowest geographic region-North Africa and Middle East-spent ($379). The c...