Table 3. Energy Access Among Health Care Facilities (Mean), by Facility Type, Selected sub-Saharan African Countriesa
Energy AccessFacility Type
All FacilitiesHospitals OnlyOther Facilities Besides Hospitals
Access to electricity, %
(N = 11 countries)
749972
Source of electricity, %
(N = 9 countries)
Generator only768
Central, solar, or other689365
Reliable electricity, % of electrified facilities
(N = 8 countries)
283426
  • a Data for access to electricity are averages among 11 countries (Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia); for source of electricity, among 9 countries (excludes Ghana and Nigeria); and for reliable electricity, among 8 countries (excludes Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria).