Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bahamas
Bahamas: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 48.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
48.9%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
55th
of 194 countries
All-time high
60.9%
in 2006
All-time low
40.5%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bahamas stood at 48.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bahamas peaked at 60.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.8% | — |
| 2001 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +14.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 48.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 48.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.1%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 53.9% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 45.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 40.5% | 48.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bahamas?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bahamas was 48.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Bahamas ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).