Private health expenditure per person in Uganda
Uganda: Private health expenditure per person was 47.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 47.36 for private health expenditure per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Uganda peaked at 60.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.79, in 2004.
That places Uganda 171st 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.96 | — |
| 2001 | 21.5 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 23.34 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 22.75 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.79 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 37.28 | +79.3% |
| 2006 | 52.18 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 54.18 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 55.69 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 52.05 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 54.8 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 58.96 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 53.51 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 60.35 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 57.44 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 48.89 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 48.09 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 37.09 | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 38.9 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 42.1 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 41.91 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.15 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 49.99 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 47.36 | -5.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 47.36 is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.17, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 47.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +79.3% | 20.79 | 37.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.07 | 20.79 | 55.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.01 | 37.09 | 60.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.85 | 41.91 | 49.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Uganda?
- Private health expenditure per person in Uganda was 47.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 60.35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.79 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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