Health expenditure, private in Lesotho
Lesotho: Health expenditure, private was 25.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Lesotho, 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
Lesotho recorded 25.9% for health expenditure, private in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Lesotho peaked at 55.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.4% | — |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -12.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 25.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 25.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 51.0% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 33.0% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 29.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure, private in Lesotho?
- Health expenditure, private in Lesotho was 25.9% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for health expenditure, private?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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).