Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country was 78.46 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 78.46 for share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati peaked at 97.12 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.78, in 2009.
Kiribati ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.68 | — |
| 2001 | 96.3 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.84 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 96.14 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.12 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.42 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 83.09 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 80.49 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 74.44 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 63.78 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 90.79 | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 94.04 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 88.65 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 81.71 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 82.51 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.2 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 85.13 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.57 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.63 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 90.8 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 69.73 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 74.95 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 80.86 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 78.46 | -3.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 78.46 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 78.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.86, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.4% | 63.78 | 90.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.03 | 63.78 | 97.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4 | 80.63 | 94.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 69.73 | 80.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati?
- Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Kiribati was 78.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of public expenditure on healthcare by country recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.12 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of public expenditure on healthcare by country recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.78 in 2009.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of public expenditure on healthcare by country?
- Kiribati ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of public expenditure on healthcare by country rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).