Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 3.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia, 1999–2018
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.2% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia peaked at 3.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 55th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -48.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +129.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +64.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ethiopia was 3.5% in 2018, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Ethiopia ranks 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large expenditures on health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).