Health expenditure in Tanzania
Tanzania: Health expenditure was 1.74 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Health expenditure in Tanzania, 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$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.74 billion current US$ for health expenditure in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 373.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Tanzania peaked at 1.74 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 188.11 million current US$, in 1995.
Tanzania ranks 11th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.12 million current US$ | 188.11 million current US$ | 309.45 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 673.23 million current US$ | 343.85 million current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 billion current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Tanzania?
- Health expenditure in Tanzania was 1.74 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 188.11 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for health expenditure?
- Tanzania ranks 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 373.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).