Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household

Bangladesh
41.7%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 41.7% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 74 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 44.4% 12.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 32.7% 38.1% 5.3% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 41.7% 35.3% 6.4% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bangladesh, at 41.7% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 74 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
88 places, 1,175 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed