Afghanistan vs Americas (WHO region): Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current
Afghanistan
77.1%
in 2023
Americas (WHO region)
41.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Americas (WHO region) rank
6th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current over time
- Afghanistan
- Americas (WHO region)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77.1% against 41.8% in Americas (WHO region), a difference of 35.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Americas (WHO region)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Americas (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 48.0% | 31.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 43.1% | 32.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 40.2% | 37.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current, Afghanistan or Americas (WHO region)?
- Afghanistan, at 77.1% against 41.8% in Americas (WHO region) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current between Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region)?
- 35.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region) rank globally for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.