Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar is 3.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar peaked at 12.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 122nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +86.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -35.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Madagascar was 3.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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