Health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Health expenditure, private was 55.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 55.1% for health expenditure, private in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 64.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.5% | — |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 61.5% | 64.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 55.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 55.1% | 57.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Sierra Leone 82.0% compare
- 2 Uganda 73.7% compare
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 73.4% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 73.2% compare
- 5 Chad 72.9% compare
- 6 Guinea 72.7% compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Health expenditure, private in Sub-Saharan Africa was 55.1% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for health expenditure, private?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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).