Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mozambique
Mozambique: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 15.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 15.8% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mozambique peaked at 39.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +110.6% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 15.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 48.0%, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +110.6% | 8.3% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 9.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 8.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mozambique was 15.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Mozambique ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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