Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Malawi
43.0%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.3%
in 2022
Malawi rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 43.0% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 74 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 41.7% | 22.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 37.3% | 7.2% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 43.0% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Malawi ranks 2nd 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.