Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Health expenditure
Egypt
11.19 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
83.16 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Health expenditure over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 83.16 billion current US$ against 11.19 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 71.97 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 billion current US$ | 20.22 billion current US$ | 16.57 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.93 billion current US$ | 40.37 billion current US$ | 34.44 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10.78 billion current US$ | 78.83 billion current US$ | 68.06 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 83.16 billion current US$ against 11.19 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 71.97 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).