Health expenditure, private in Rwanda
Rwanda: Health expenditure, private was 43.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 43.3%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Rwanda peaked at 63.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 63.5% | — |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 60.8% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -4.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 43.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 55.0%, 79% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 43.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 51.6% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 43.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.3% | 45.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 Rwanda?
- Health expenditure, private in Rwanda was 43.3% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for health expenditure, private?
- Rwanda ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).