Malaysia Healthcare Expenditure 2018

In 2017 health expenditure per capita for malaysia was 384 us dollars.

Malaysia healthcare expenditure 2018. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. Oecd spending on health as a share of gdp remained at around 8 8 on average in 2017 according to oecd health statistics 2020 updated in november 2020. Health minister dr s subramaniam revealed that health spending per capita in malaysia increased two and a half times in 17 years from rm641 in 1997 to rm1 626 in 2014. Health expenditure per capita current us health expenditure per capita ppp.

Current health expenditure per capita ppp current international out of pocket expenditure of current health expenditure domestic general government health expenditure per capita ppp current international. This is part malaysian government s goal to achieve its long term intention to be aligned with the world health organisation s recommended healthcare spending of 7 of gdp. Health expenditure as a share of gdp of malaysia increased from 3 in 2003 to 3 9 in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 1 95. Healthcare expenditure in malaysia could surge 50 75 as the sector in 2018 saw allocations increase to us 7 1b rm29b up 7 8 yoy according to a report by uob kay hian.

Mailing list see more. Current expenditures on health per capita in current us dollars. Health expenditure private of gdp. Who s updated estimates of health expenditure through a revamped global health expenditure database ghed use the framework of system of health accounts 2011 sha 2011.

Health expenditure per capita of malaysia increased from 143 us dollars in 2003 to 384 us dollars in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 7 78. Global health expenditure database 2018 update. Currently the total healthcare expenditure in malaysia is rm52 billion with the public health sector accounting for 52 and the private health sector for 48 of the amount. Sha 2011 provides the basis for estimating financial flows with a strong emphasis on financing sources and financing schemes.

In 2017 health expenditure as a share of gdp for malaysia was 3 9. Latest oecd figures on health spending show that health spending grew by less than 2 in 2017 with provisional estimates pointing to around 2 5 growth in 2018.