Africa vs Cape Verde: Social Security expenditure on health
Social Security expenditure on health over time
- Africa
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 28.0% against 15.6% in Africa, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.8 times Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 2nd and Cape Verde ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social security expenditure on health, Africa or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 28.0% against 15.6% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in social security expenditure on health between Africa and Cape Verde?
- 12.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cape Verde?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
- How do Africa and Cape Verde rank globally for social security expenditure on health?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Cape Verde ranks 4th of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.