Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Health expenditure, private

Sierra Leone
82.0%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
55.3%
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Health expenditure, private over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 82.0% against 55.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26.7%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 84.6% 62.5% 22.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 78.9% 58.9% 20.0% Sierra Leone
2010s 83.3% 56.2% 27.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, private, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sierra Leone, at 82.0% against 55.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
26.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for health expenditure, private?
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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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About this data

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).