Private health expenditure per person in Uganda
Uganda: Private health expenditure per person was 47.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
47.36
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
171st
of 193 countries
All-time high
60.35
in 2013
All-time low
20.79
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023
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% |
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 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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