Private health expenditure per person in Burundi
Burundi: Private health expenditure per person was 27.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 27.86 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Burundi peaked at 27.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.54, in 2013.
That places Burundi 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.08 | — |
| 2001 | 14.33 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15.26 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 14.8 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 15.85 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 17.17 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 20.97 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 21.12 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 20.57 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.26 | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 13.68 | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 13.54 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.41 | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 16.82 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.59 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.46 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.79 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 16.59 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 19.62 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 20.7 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 22.08 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 27.86 | +26.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 27.86 is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.17, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 27.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.75 | 14.08 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.45 | 13.54 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.57 | 19.62 | 27.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- 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 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Burundi?
- Private health expenditure per person in Burundi was 27.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.54 in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Burundi ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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