Malawi vs Pre-demographic dividend: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Malawi
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 65.5% against 22.8% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 42.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 177 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 13.0% | 41.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 16.3% | 44.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 18.0% | 43.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Malawi or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Malawi, at 65.5% against 22.8% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Malawi and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 42.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.