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Table 3.5: Health Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 2000 and 2008
sri Lanka
Global
2000 2008 2000 2008
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 3.7 4.1 8.3 8.5
General government expenditure on health as % of
total expenditure on health 48.3 43.7 56.4 60.5
General government expenditure on health as % of
total government expenditure 6.9 7.9 13.3 13.9
Private expenditure on health 95 as % of
total expenditure on health 51.7 56.3 43.5 38.4
Out-of-pocket expenditure 96 on health as % of
private expenditure on health 83.3 86.7 50.7 50.7
Per capita total expenditure on health at average
exchange rate (US $) 101 187 484 854
Note: The figures are estimated values for the period given.
Source: World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2011.
Access to health services is very high with regard to
pregnancy and childbirth. More than 95 percent of
deliveries have the opportunity of taking place in a health
facility, and more than 95 per cent of women have the
opportunity of getting a tetanus injection during pregnancy
(Table 3.6). Globally, between 2000 and 2010, only 66
percent of births were assisted by health personnel. 97
Despite slight variations across Sri Lanka, 90 percent of
pregnant women have access to health facilities, even on
estates where accessibility is difficult.
Table 3.6: Access to Health Services During Pregnancy, 2000 and 2006
2000 2006
average opportunity Average
opportunity opportunity
Delivery assisted by health personnel* National 96.6 99.3
Delivery in public or private hospital* National 97.9 98.6
Received tetanus injection during pregnancy National 95.8 95.4
Urban 93.6 95.3
Rural 97.2 95.6
Estate 89.9 92.7
Source: Arunatilake, Attanayake and Jayawardena 2009.
* Sample size is too small to disaggregate by sector.
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