Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 43.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
49.2%
in 2003
All-time low
43.8%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 43.9% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 49.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2022.
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 45.1% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.8% | 44.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 1 Armenia 83.9% compare
- 2 Myanmar 82.8% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 82.6% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 82.0% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 77.1% compare
- 6 Nigeria 73.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 43.9% 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2022.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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