Private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Private health expenditure per person was 16.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 16.19 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu peaked at 16.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.91, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 190th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.59 | — |
| 2001 | 7.84 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.91 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 9.56 | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 9.83 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.12 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.37 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.31 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.47 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.88 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.69 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 11.77 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.27 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.32 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.79 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 13.01 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.16 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.85 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.57 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.14 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.76 | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 15.36 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.78 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.19 | +2.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.95, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16.19 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190.93, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +38.5% | 6.91 | 9.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.39 | 6.91 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.46 | 11.69 | 13.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.52 | 14.76 | 16.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 187 Sudan 17.79 compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 17.64 compare
- 189 Somalia 16.36 compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 11.38 compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 4.93 compare
- 193 Tuvalu 1.03 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu?
- Private health expenditure per person in Vanuatu was 16.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 16.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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