Essential emergency and critical care as a health system response to critical illness and the COVID19 pandemic: what does it cost?

Table 1 Country characteristics

	United Republic of Tanzania	Kenya	Source
Population	63.5 million	53.0 million	[23]
GDP per capita (Int$)	2836	5211	[23]
Healthcare expenditure (% of GDP)	3.83	4.59	[23]
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)	35	31	[23]
ICU beds	38^a	537	Tanzania: [24] Kenya: [26]

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