Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 63.92 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 64.98 in 2016 and 32.11 in 2000.

Definition: Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 32.11
2001 33.15
2002 36.39
2003 37.96
2004 39.30
2005 41.28
2006 45.28
2007 48.68
2008 49.81
2009 50.24
2010 50.78
2011 54.99
2012 52.73
2013 58.47
2014 60.04
2015 62.80
2016 64.98
2017 63.79
2018 61.83
2019 63.92

Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems