Health expenditure, private in Mozambique
Mozambique: Health expenditure, private was 58.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure, private in Mozambique, 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
Mozambique recorded 58.3% for health expenditure, private in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Mozambique peaked at 58.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.9% | — |
| 1996 | 39.3% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +23.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 58.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 58.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 32.5% | 39.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 29.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 47.2% | 58.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Health expenditure, private in Mozambique was 58.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for health expenditure, private?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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).