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In developed countries, mHealth will be a key factor to help address escalating
healthcare costs associated with an increasing incidence of chronic diseases and an
aging population.
mHealth, the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices, is driven by different motivations in the developed and developing world
1 Growth rate is average exponential rate of growth between 2005 – 2010 2 Sub-Saharan Africa Source: wikipedia, November 2012, GSMA, ITU, esa.un.org (2011), WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (2012)
Developed Countries African Countries
In Africa, poor and inconsistent healthcare
delivery infrastructure and the challenge to manage prevalent
communicable diseases increases reliance on mHealth.
Developed Countries
African Countries
Population Growth (2005-2010)1
0.42% 2.47% Population growth in Africa continues to expand, whilst industrialized nations are faced an increasing incidence of chronic diseases and an aging population.
Median Age (2010) 39.9 years 19.2 years
Life Expectancy (2005-2010)
76.9 years 55.6 years
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)
Baseline 5x Baseline Africa has a high burden of communicable disease prevalence (e.g. malaria) as compared to developed nations.
% Rural (2011) 22.3% 60.4% Africa has a large rural community
Density of Health Workers / 1000 (2009)
2.6 0.64 Africa has a low healthcare workforce.
Access to Improved Sanitation facilities
95.7% 29.6%2 The wide prevalence of mobile connections stands out in sharp contrast to the lack of basic services that provide wellness and health. Mobile Penetration
(2012) 128.2% 63.5%