Health expenditure, private in Eritrea
Eritrea: Health expenditure, private was 51.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Eritrea, 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
In 2011, health expenditure, private in Eritrea stood at 51.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Eritrea peaked at 62.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.1% | — |
| 1996 | 62.7% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | -6.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 51.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 55.0%, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 51.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 52.1% | 62.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 43.1% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.2% | 54.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 21 Somalia 55.4% compare
- 22 Mali 54.6% compare
- 23 South Africa 52.3% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 49.7% compare
- 26 Central African Republic 48.1% compare
- 27 Togo 47.8% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure, private in Eritrea?
- Health expenditure, private in Eritrea was 51.2% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for health expenditure, private?
- Eritrea ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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).