Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Private prepaid plans

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
4.4%
in 2011
Zimbabwe
30.9%
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
4th

Private prepaid plans over time

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

Zimbabwe currently reports 30.9% against 4.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 26.5%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 7.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

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

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 3.5% 26.4% 22.9% Zimbabwe
2000s 4.8% 29.7% 24.9% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private prepaid plans, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 30.9% against 4.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in private prepaid plans between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe?
26.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for private prepaid plans?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as Private prepaid plans (% of private expenditure on health). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Private prepaid plans (% of private expenditure on health)
Unit
% of private expenditure on health
Source
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 985 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

Prepaid and risk-pooling plans are the expenditure on health by private insurance institutions. Private insurance enrolment may be contractual or voluntary, and conditions and benefits or basket of benefits are agreed on a voluntary basis between the insurance agent and the beneficiaries. They are thus not controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members.