South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Health expenditure
Health expenditure over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 49.07 billion current US$ against 34.78 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 14.29 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.66 billion current US$ | 8.55 billion current US$ | 3.11 billion current US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17.76 billion current US$ | 22.76 billion current US$ | 5.00 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 2010s | 33.21 billion current US$ | 46.24 billion current US$ | 13.04 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 49.07 billion current US$ against 34.78 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 14.29 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for health expenditure?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). 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).