Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bangladesh is 82.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bangladesh peaked at 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.0% | — |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 82.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 82.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.5%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 64.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 70.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bangladesh?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Bangladesh was 82.0% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.
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