Health expenditure, private in Angola
Angola: Health expenditure, private was 38.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Angola, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure, private in Angola is 38.5%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Angola peaked at 71.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 42nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.9% | — |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +59.5% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +32.2% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +67.5% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 38.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Angola's 38.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 30.9% | 71.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 23.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 38.5% | 39.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 39 Zambia 40.2% compare
- 40 Mauritania 39.4% compare
- 41 Botswana 39.2% compare
- 43 Madagascar 36.9% compare
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 33.8% compare
- 45 Congo 32.8% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 health expenditure, private in Angola?
- Health expenditure, private in Angola was 38.5% 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, private recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for health expenditure, private?
- Angola ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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, private (% of total health expenditure). 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).