Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Sudan: Health expenditure

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
49.07 billion current US$
in 2011
Sudan
5.37 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Sudan rank
6th

Health expenditure over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 49.07 billion current US$ against 5.37 billion current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 43.70 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 9.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 6th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 8.55 billion current US$ 421.97 million current US$ 8.13 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 22.76 billion current US$ 1.59 billion current US$ 21.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 46.24 billion current US$ 5.02 billion current US$ 41.22 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, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 49.07 billion current US$ against 5.37 billion current US$ in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan?
43.70 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Sudan rank globally for health expenditure?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 6th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Health expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 967 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).