Social Security expenditure on health in Rwanda
Rwanda: Social Security expenditure on health was 11.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Social Security expenditure on health in Rwanda, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social security expenditure on health in Rwanda is 11.3%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Rwanda peaked at 11.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2006.
That places Rwanda 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.6% | — |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -49.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +164.8% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +22.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social Security expenditure on health in Rwanda 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 | +164.8% | 3.5% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social security expenditure on health in Rwanda?
- Social security expenditure on health in Rwanda was 11.3% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2006.
- How does Rwanda rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.