External health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: External health expenditure channeled through government was 45.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic, 2001–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.3% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic peaked at 97.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.3% | — |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -89.0% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +1800.5% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -49.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 45.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 45.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1800.5% | 3.8% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 3.8% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 57.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 45.3% | 90.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Dominican Republic was 45.3% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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