Health expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: Health expenditure was 5.37 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Health expenditure in Sudan, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5.37 billion current US$ for health expenditure in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 1,062.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Sudan peaked at 5.37 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 354.91 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Sudan 6th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421.97 million current US$ | 354.91 million current US$ | 467.37 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.59 billion current US$ | 410.50 million current US$ | 3.79 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 billion current US$ | 4.67 billion current US$ | 5.37 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 841.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2,032 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Sudan?
- Health expenditure in Sudan was 5.37 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 354.91 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Sudan rank for health expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 6th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,062.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).