Health expenditure, private in Uganda
Uganda: Health expenditure, private was 73.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure, private in Uganda, 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
Uganda recorded 73.7% for health expenditure, private in 2011.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Uganda peaked at 80.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1997.
Uganda ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70.8% | — |
| 1996 | 68.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -4.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 73.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.0%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 73.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 66.2% | 71.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 70.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.7% | 76.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Sierra Leone 82.0% compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 73.4% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 73.2% compare
- 5 Chad 72.9% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Health expenditure, private in Uganda was 73.7% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for health expenditure, private?
- Uganda ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).