Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan is 7.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2002.
Uzbekistan ranks 130th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uzbekistan was 7.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2002.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Uzbekistan ranks 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.