Guinea-Bissau vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Health expenditure, private

Guinea-Bissau
73.2%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
54.9%
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
4th

Health expenditure, private over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 73.2% against 54.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 53 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 71.0% 61.7% 9.3% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 80.7% 54.5% 26.2% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 70.0% 55.5% 14.6% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, private, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Guinea-Bissau, at 73.2% against 54.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
18.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for health expenditure, private?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 53 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, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure)
Unit
% of total health expenditure
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
59 places, 980 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).