Health expenditure, private in Gabon
Gabon: Health expenditure, private was 46.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 46.5%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Gabon peaked at 64.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2011.
Gabon ranks 29th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 62.1% | — |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -3.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 46.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 46.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 59.6% | 64.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 53.4% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.5% | 48.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Health expenditure, private in Gabon was 46.5% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2011.
- How does Gabon rank for health expenditure, private?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).