Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in SEAR
SEAR: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 46.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
46.8%
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
2nd
of 17 groups
All-time high
57.4%
in 2001
All-time low
43.9%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in SEAR, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 46.8% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in SEAR peaked at 57.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2020.
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 SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.2% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 45.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 43.9% | 46.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 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
More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 763.07 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in SEAR?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in SEAR was 46.8% 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- How does SEAR rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- SEAR ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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