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Table 2 African countries’ national research for health system barometer scores in 2014 by economic group

From: Developing the African national health research systems barometer

Group 1: High income and upper middle income (n = 9)

Country

Score

   Algeria

59

   Angola

47

   Botswana

55

   Equatorial Guinea

13

   Gabon

19

   Mauritius

19

   Namibia

24

   Seychelles

18

   South Africa

79

Average

37

Median

24

STDEV

24

Max

79

Min

13

Group 2: Lower middle income (n = 13)

Countries

Score

   Cameroun

36

   Cape Verde

50

   Congo

24

   Cote D’Ivoire

36

   Ghana

48

   Kenya

42

   Lesotho

47

   Mauritania

30

   Nigeria

42

   Sao Tome and Principe

6

   Senegal

71

   Swaziland

54

   Zambia

65

Average

42

Median

42

STDEV

17

Max

71

Min

6

Group 3: Low income (n = 25)

 

Countries

Score

   Burkina Faso

65

   Burundi

35

   Benin

54

   Chad

12

   CAR

30

   Comoros

18

   DRC

35

   Eritrea

42

   Ethiopia

65

   Gambia

43

   Guinea

53

   Guinea-Bissau

30

   Liberia

36

   Madagascar

42

   Malawi

48

   Mali

59

   Mozambique

30

   Niger

65

   Rwanda

81

   Sierra Leone

18

   South Sudan

12

   Tanzania

77

   Togo

18

   Uganda

72

   Zimbabwe

65

Average

44

Median

42

STDEV

21

Max

81

Min

12