Private health expenditure per person in Malawi
Malawi: Private health expenditure per person was 27.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private health expenditure per person in Malawi is 27.17, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Malawi peaked at 27.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.33, in 2002.
That places Malawi 182nd 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.85 | — |
| 2001 | 5.36 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.33 | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 5.89 | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 5.82 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 9.71 | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 13.76 | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 15.84 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 15.69 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.04 | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 10.88 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.37 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 17.02 | +49.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 16.23 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 22.96 | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 18.3 | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 16.99 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 19.74 | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 24.02 | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 26.4 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 26.76 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.17 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.75 | 4.33 | 15.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.88 | 10.88 | 22.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.09 | 24.02 | 27.17 | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Malawi?
- Private health expenditure per person in Malawi was 27.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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