Afghanistan vs South-East Asia (WHO region): Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current

Afghanistan
77.1%
in 2023
South-East Asia (WHO region)
46.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
South-East Asia (WHO region) rank
2nd

Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South-East Asia (WHO region)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 77.1% against 46.8% in South-East Asia (WHO region), a difference of 30.3%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times South-East Asia (WHO region)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South-East Asia (WHO region) Difference Ahead
2000s 79.8% 52.6% 27.1% Afghanistan
2010s 75.5% 48.1% 27.4% Afghanistan
2020s 77.2% 45.0% 32.2% 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 South-East Asia (WHO region)?
Afghanistan, at 77.1% against 46.8% in South-East Asia (WHO region) as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current between Afghanistan and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
30.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South-East Asia (WHO region) rank globally for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 2nd 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.

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Indicator
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,876 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed