{"id":1496,"date":"2013-07-29T12:54:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/?page_id=1496"},"modified":"2013-07-29T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:55:30","slug":"public-expenditure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-2013\/public-expenditure\/","title":{"rendered":"Public expenditure"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Highest public spending on health per capita (US$)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Highest public expenditure on health as proportion of GDP (%)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\n

2010<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\n

2010<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Canada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,222<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Australia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,775<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,503<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,279<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,735<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,733<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,705<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Guyana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Malta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,697<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Australia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,003<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Malta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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882<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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861<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

690<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

669<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

649<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

615<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Tuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

534<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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465<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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449<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Grenada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

439<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Belize<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

419<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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382<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Grenada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

368<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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368<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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361<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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278<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

247<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Belize<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

239<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

204<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

203<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Fiji<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Guyana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

180<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

172<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

160<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

157<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Fiji<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

154<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

109<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

107<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

73<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

70<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

67<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

63<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

61<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

56<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

India<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

54<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

49<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

47<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

43<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

37<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

31<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

India<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

21<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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