Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Health expenditure, private
Sierra Leone
82.0%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
55.1%
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Health expenditure, private over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 82.0% against 55.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 26.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 ranks 3rd 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 62.5% | 22.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 58.8% | 20.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 56.1% | 27.3% | 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?
- Sierra Leone, at 82.0% against 55.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for health expenditure, private?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).