Private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Private prepaid plans was 36.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % of private expenditure on health.
Analysis
In 2011, private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 36.6%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 44.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of private expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.4% | — |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.4% | 44.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 29.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Private prepaid plans in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 36.6% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest private prepaid plans recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest private prepaid plans recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2008.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for private prepaid plans?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is private prepaid plans rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Private prepaid plans (% of private expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prepaid and risk-pooling plans are the expenditure on health by private insurance institutions. Private insurance enrolment may be contractual or voluntary, and conditions and benefits or basket of benefits are agreed on a voluntary basis between the insurance agent and the beneficiaries. They are thus not controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members.