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Table 3 Mental Health Financing Data Cross Area Results (USD)*

From: Mapping mental health finances in Ghana, Uganda, Sri Lanka, India and Lao PDR

(2007-08)

Ghana

Uganda

Kerala

Sri Lanka**

Lao

Total Population (WHO)

23,008,000

29,899,000

31,900,000

19,207,000

5,759,000

Government health budget

$450,252,725

$252,673,400

$27,820,800

$490,665,852

NA

Government expenditure as % of total health expenditure (WHO)

34%

29%

19%

46%

20%

Ring-fenced budget for public mental hospitals

$17,412,263

$14,160,000

$432,216

$6,466,392

NA

Number of public mental hospitals

3

1

3

3

0

Other ring-fenced budgets for mental health

None

$2,545,614

$124,200

$2,027,000

None

Total ring-fenced budget for mental health

$17,412,263

$16,705,614

$556,416

$8,473,392

0

Per capita ring-fenced budget for mental health

$0.76

$0.56

$0.02

$0.44

None

Ring-fenced budget for mental health as % of health budget

3.9%

6.6%

2.0%

1.7%

NA

Hospital budget as percentage of ring-fenced budget for mental health

100%

85%

78%

76%

NA

Government mental health spending per capita

$0.76

$0.56

$0.02

$0.44

NA

BasicNeeds Budget

$651,660

$329,643

NA

$478,126

$197,783

  1. *Conversions are taken from http://www.oanda.com/currency/historical-rates
  2. (USD 1 = GHS 1.04845, INR 0.02484, LAK 0.00011, LKR 0.00909, UGX 0.00059)