Social Security expenditure on health in Seychelles
Seychelles: Social Security expenditure on health was 1.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Seychelles, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.1% for social security expenditure on health in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Seychelles peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.4% | — |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social security expenditure on health in Seychelles?
- Social security expenditure on health in Seychelles was 1.1% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.