Number of facilities that reported offering surgical services per 100 000 population
| Benin 2013 | Burkina Faso 2013 | DRC 2013 | Mauritania 2013 | Sierra Leone 2013 | Togo 2012 | Uganda 2013 | Zambia 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic surgical services (calculated among all facilities) | ||||||||
| Basic surgery | 8.7 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 12.1 |
| Incision and drainage | 8.1 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 11.4 |
| Wound debridement | 7.6 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 8.0 |
| Acute burn management | 4.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 8.6 |
| Suturing | 8.3 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 12.0 |
| Closed fracture management | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Cricothyrodoitomy | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Male circumcision | 4.8 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Hydrocoelectomy | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Chest tube insertion | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Tracheostomy | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Comprehensive surgical services (calculated among facilities expected to offer service) | ||||||||
| Comprehensive surgery | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Tracheostomy | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Tubal ligation | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Vasectomy | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Dilation and curettage | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Obstetric fistula repair | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Episiotomy | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Appendectomy | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Hernia repair | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Cystotomy | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Urethral stricture dilation | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Laparotomy | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Congenital hernia repair | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Neonatal surgery | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Cleft lip repair | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Contracture release | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Skin grafting | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Open fracture management | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Amputation | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Cataract surgery | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Comprehensive obstetric care (calculated among facilities expected to offer the service) | ||||||||
| Comprehensive obstetric care | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Caesarean section | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Blood transfusion | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Comprehensive emergency obstetric care | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Blood transfusion services | ||||||||
| Offered blood transfusion services | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Emergency bellwether services | ||||||||
| Laparotomy | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Open fracture management | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Caesarean section | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Had all three services | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
The availability of basic surgical services was estimated among all facilities while that for comprehensive surgery, comprehensive obstetric care and blood transfusion services was calculated among facilities that were expected to offer the services. Surgical services are listed as basic, comprehensive, comprehensive obstetric care, blood transfusion services and emergency bellwether procedures (laparotomy, open fracture management and caesarean section).