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Health as percentage of total expenditure

DefinitionPercentage of total (government) expenditure on health.

Data are often reported for financial years, which may not correspond to calendar years. The year reported is the one with the most months in the given reporting period.

Provinces with central hospitals have a higher share.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Financing

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Health as percentage of total expenditure [Definition]
1997 Actual18.824.234.025.017.017.415.917.827.7[1] 23.4
1998 Actual19.724.033.826.517.317.416.417.328.8[2] 24.0
1999 Actual21.523.933.326.617.517.617.416.929.1[3] 24.2
2000 Estimated20.924.232.726.717.815.916.717.030.0[4] 24.0
2001 Medium term est.19.622.833.326.717.117.417.417.629.5[5] 23.9
2002 Medium term est.19.022.632.826.017.117.117.217.728.7[6] 23.4
2003 Medium term est.19.422.532.425.017.118.017.518.028.9[7] 23.3
2003 WHR---------[8] 10.2
2007 ---------[9] 14.1
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  2. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  3. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  4. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  5. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  6. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  7. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Table 4.6 pg 46
  8. World Health Report 2006: World Health Organisation. The World Health Report 2006: Working together for health. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2006. http://www.who.int/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/WorldHealthReport_2006.pdf
    Not clear why value is so different from nationally derived percentage.
  9. Mark Blecher. Forthcoming chapter in SAHR 2008.
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