Africa vs Cameroon: Health expenditure, private
Africa
53.5%
in 2011
Cameroon
68.9%
in 2011
Africa rank
5th
Cameroon rank
8th
Health expenditure, private over time
- Africa
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 68.9% against 53.5% in Africa, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 8th of 6 groups.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 80.3% | 21.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 76.2% | 20.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 69.6% | 15.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, private, Africa or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 68.9% against 53.5% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Africa and Cameroon?
- 15.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cameroon?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Cameroon rank globally for health expenditure, private?
- Africa ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 8th 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, private (% of total health expenditure). 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).