Health expenditure, private in Tanzania
Tanzania: Health expenditure, private was 60.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Tanzania, 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
In 2011, health expenditure, private in Tanzania stood at 60.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Tanzania peaked at 62.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2009.
Tanzania ranks 16th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.2% | — |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 60.1% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +73.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -0.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 60.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 60.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure, private in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +73.9% | 35.0% | 60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 57.2% | 62.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 35.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 60.5% | 60.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Health expenditure, private in Tanzania was 60.5% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for health expenditure, private?
- Tanzania ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).