Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 64.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.2%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
19th
of 194 countries
All-time high
73.0%
in 2019
All-time low
40.0%
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau stood at 64.2%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 73.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2011.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8% | — |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +58.1% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | -7.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 53.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 40.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 59.1% | 69.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Guinea-Bissau was 64.2% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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