Top 10 countries in the WHO African Region in terms of health research publications from 2000 to 2014, normalised by the indicated variable
| Rank | Absolute number | Normalised by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Gross domestic product | Total expenditure on health | ||
| 1 | South Africa | South Africa | Gambia | South Africa |
| 2 | Nigeria | Nigeria | Malawi | Nigeria |
| 3 | Kenya | Kenya | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya |
| 4 | Uganda | Uganda | Niger | Ethiopia |
| 5 | Tanzania | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Tanzania |
| 6 | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Uganda | Uganda |
| 7 | Ghana | Ghana | Eritrea | Cameroon |
| 8 | Cameroon | Cameroon | Kenya | Ghana |
| 9 | Malawi | Senegal | Tanzania | Malawi |
| 10 | Senegal | Malawi | Burkina Faso | Senegal |