Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Health expenditure
Health expenditure over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 36.06 billion current US$ against 11.19 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 24.87 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 3.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 52 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 billion current US$ | 6.90 billion current US$ | 3.25 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.93 billion current US$ | 15.76 billion current US$ | 9.83 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.78 billion current US$ | 33.53 billion current US$ | 22.75 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 36.06 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 South Africa and Nigeria?
- 24.87 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). 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).