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Table 1 Selected health indicators in focus countries compared to SDG3 targets

From: How healthy is a ‘healthy economy’? Incompatibility between current pathways towards SDG3 and SDG8

Health Indicator

Malawi

Tanzania

Uganda

SDG3 target

OECD average

Sub-Saharan African average

Maternal mortality per 100,000 live births (2015)

634

398

343

70

14

547

Under five mortality per 1000 live births (2017)

55

54

49

25

6.7

75.5

Neonatal mortality per 1000 live births (2017)

23

21

20

12

3.7

27.2

  1. Source: World Bank Health Nutrition and Population Statistics [19]