Social Security expenditure on health in Burundi
Burundi: Social Security expenditure on health was 23.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Burundi, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 23.0% for social security expenditure on health in 2011.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Burundi peaked at 34.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.8% | — |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +44.3% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 14.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social security expenditure on health in Burundi?
- Social security expenditure on health in Burundi was 23.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.