 Country DemographicsIlha Niohuru
Chapter Chapter 2 in Healthcare and Disease Burden in Africa, 2023, pp 7-33 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Being the youngest and the fastest growing population, Africa is facing an increasing financial burden on healthcare and education expenditure. This chapter investigates the population, population growth, population density, urbanization rate, life expectancy, median age, fertility rate, gender equality, and economy of the eight sampled countries (Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tunisia). The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of factors that contribute to the financial burden while influencing patients’ decisions relating to healthcare, and the performance of the healthcare system. Poverty and gender inequality in Africa negatively affect the education level, which as a result influences the healthcare system, as it constructs an obstacle for the healthcare workers to provide information to the patients, and for the patient to access preventative and medical treatments. This chapter focuses on education and gender equality in education. It investigates the school enrollment rate, drop-out age, literacy rate, and government expenditure on education. Date: 2023 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-031-19719-2_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19719-2_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in SpringerBriefs in Economics from Springer |
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