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This indicator calculates the average expenditure on health per person. It contributes to understand the health expenditure relative to the population size facilitating international comparison. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines current health spending as:

Health spending measures the final consumption of health care goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) including personal health care (curative care, rehabilitative care, long-term care, ancillary services and medical goods) and collective services (prevention and public health services as well as health administration), but excluding spending on investments. Health care is financed through a mix of financing arrangements including government spending and compulsory health insurance (“Government/compulsory”) as well as voluntary health insurance and private funds such as households’ out-of-pocket payments, NGOs and private corporations (“Voluntary”). This indicator is presented as a total and by type of financing (“Government/compulsory”, “Voluntary”, “Out-of-pocket”) and is measured as a share of GDP, as a share of total health spending and in USD per capita (using economy-wide PPPs).

OECD (2020), Health spending (indicator). doi: 10.1787/8643de7e-en (Accessed on 19 September 2020)

In 2024, the United States had the ******* per capita health expenditure among OECD countries. At that time, per capita health expenditure in the U.S. amounted over ******** U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in Switzerland, the country with the ************** per capita health expenditure. Norway, Germany and, the Netherlands are also within the top five countries with the highest per capita health expenditure. The United States also spent the highest share of it’s gross domestic product on health care, with **** percent of its GDP spent on health care services. Health Expenditure in the U.S. The United States is the highest spending country worldwide when it comes to health care. In 2023, total health expenditure in the U.S. came close to **** trillion dollars. Expenditure as a percentage of GDP is projected to increase to approximately ** percent by the year 2033. Distribution of Health Expenditure in the U.S. Health expenditure in the United States is spread out across multiple categories such as nursing home facilities, home health care, and prescription drugs. As of 2023, the majority of health expenditure in the United States was spent on hospital care, accounting for a bit less than *** third of all health spending. Hospital care was followed by spending on physician and clinical services which accounted for ** percent of overall health expenditure.

Canada has a system of health care that is financed through taxation and public funding. As of 2024, the total per capita expenditure in Canada for health care was estimated to be about ******* Canadian dollars. This is an increase from the previous years and a significant increase from the *****, just prior to the implementation of the 1984 Canadian Health Act. The Canadian health system Canada has one of the highest health expenditures as a percentage of GDP among developed countries. The Canadian health care system is funded and administered by the provinces and territories. There are several principles that the system is founded on: public administration of the system is non-profit, plans must be comprehensive, all residents must be able to access the public health care system, health care should be accessible to anyone anywhere in Canada, and there should be few barriers to accessing healthcare. Despite the attempts at making the system equal across Canada, there are still major differences. For example, Nunavut has some of the highest per capita provincial/territorial governmental health care spending in all of Canada. Health financing in Canada Between the public and private sectors of Canada’s health system, the public sector is responsible for a majority of the health expenditures. Provincial governments are responsible for most of the health care funding, followed by direct federal funds. Drug expenditures, however, are primarily financed through private sector resources.

ABSTRACT The article analyzes the public expenditures on the Unified Health System in municipalities, regions and macro-regions of Bahia, from 2009 to 2012. Data were analyzed with the aid of National Health Accounts model. It was verified an increase of 28% in the expenses declared by the municipalities, in the quadrennium. The expenditures were concentrated in the macro-regions with the highest installed capacity. However, compared to the population of these localities, inputs proved to be still insufficient. Half of the health regions did not reach the average per capita spending of the state. The distribution of resources fairly and effectively requires knowledge of the health needs of the population, monitoring and rational use.

Abstract Background Funding is a problem present throughout the history of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Health spending in Brazil have always been insufficient to ensure the principles of SUS. Objective To analyze spending on hospitalizations due to ambulatory care for sensitive conditions (HACSC) and their impact on health expenditures. Method This study analyzed spending on health in São Leopoldo, RS, between 2003 and 2012. It is an ecological study using data available from the Informatics Department of Brazil’s National Unified Health System through the Hospital Information System and the Information System of Public Health Budget. Results São Leopoldo’s total health expenditure increased 70.91% in the period, growing 58.52% in per capita spending, and only 21.75% in expenses for primary health care (PHC). Spending on HACSC increased 16.30% and total spending with hospitalization decreased 3.54%. Compared to total health expenditure, the spending on HACSC represented 2.57%, in 2003, and 1.75%, in 2012. Comparing to expenses for PHC, the average spending on HACSC represented 19.43% of expenses on PHC. Conclusion There was an increase in per capita spending on health, but still insufficient. The amounts spent on the ICSAP could represent a significant savings to the health system.

In the fiscal year 2023, annual medical expenses per person in Japan amounted to approximately ******* Japanese yen, an increase from around ******* yen in fiscal 2014. The total amount of national medical expenditure in fiscal 2023 was approximately **** trillion Japanese yen. National medical care expenditure refers to the total of public funding and medical costs paid by patients in Japan, as well as payments through Japanese health insurance and such.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Palau. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 422.11 usd as of 12/31/2022, the highest value at least since 12/31/2001, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 11.64 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 11.64.The 3 year change in percent is 31.45.The 5 year change in percent is 25.60.The 10 year change in percent is 39.87.The Serie's long term average value is 281.32 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 50.05 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2002, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +212.39%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2022, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 0.0%.

Health expenditure in the U.S. has been a hotly debated topic among political parties, especially on the verge of presidential elections. Health expenditures in the U.S. have been increasing over time and are projected to keep increasing. As of 2023, the U.S. spent a total of *** trillion U.S. dollars on healthcare. U.S. health expenditure in comparison The U.S has some of the highest expenditures for health care in the world. With a total health spending of roughly ** percent of the country’s GDP, the U.S. has far surpassed the country with the second highest health expenditure as a share of GDP, Germany. The United States, despite having a mixed method of healthcare financing and insurances, also has one of the highest shares of domestic governmental health expenditures. U.S. health care payers There are several different governmental and non-governmental agencies that are responsible for health care funding and payments in the United States. Currently, private insurance and Medicare are the two largest payers of U.S. health care. Direct health care costs are not the only things that these payers are responsible for. They may also be partly responsible for prescription drug costs. Again, private insurance and Medicare are the two largest payers of prescription drug costs in the U.S. Among all the payers of health care costs in the U.S., Medicare has experienced the highest level of health spending increases in recent years.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Argentina. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 17.17 usd as of 12/31/2022, the highest value since 12/31/2005. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 30.57 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 30.57.The 3 year change in percent is 646.59.The 5 year change in percent is 160.81.The 10 year change in percent is 143.16.The Serie's long term average value is 5.47 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 214.03 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +7,882.57%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2004, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -11.68%.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Latvia. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 2.98 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 15.75 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 15.75.The 3 year change in percent is -5.31.The 5 year change in percent is 94.80.The Serie's long term average value is 1.82 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 63.95 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2010, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +6,426.68%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2009, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -16.52%.

Health Poverty Index - Intervening Factors: Health service expenditure per capita on services promoting healthy areas Source: Department of Health (DoH): Annual Financial Returns of Financial Trusts Publisher: Health Poverty Index Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), National Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2001 Type of data: Administrative data

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Samoa. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 16.86 usd as of 12/31/2022, the lowest value since 12/31/2013. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -51.61 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -51.61.The 3 year change in percent is -39.95.The 5 year change in percent is -31.67.The 10 year change in percent is 26.51.The Serie's long term average value is 24.09 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 30.03 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2001, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +806.73%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2013, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -70.92%.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Morocco. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 6.22 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -22.64 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -22.64.The 3 year change in percent is 374.99.The 5 year change in percent is 1,180.69.The 10 year change in percent is 284.53.The Serie's long term average value is 1.66 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 273.73 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +2,754.48%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2021, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -22.64%.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) and country Lao PDR. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)" stands at 68.57 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -23.02 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -23.02.The 3 year change in percent is 52.11.The 5 year change in percent is 126.53.The 10 year change in percent is 155.30.The Serie's long term average value is 28.03 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 144.61 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +778.23%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2021, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -23.02%.

In fiscal year 2023, per capita health expenditure across Australia was around *** thousand Australian dollars. This was an increase from about **** thousand dollars in the beginning of the measured period, the financial year 2012.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita (current US$) and country Moldova. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita (current US$)" stands at 10.25 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -28.23 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -28.23.The 3 year change in percent is 5.73.The 5 year change in percent is -10.60.The 10 year change in percent is -42.91.The Serie's long term average value is 10.28 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 0.296 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2001, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +1,819.48%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2014, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -61.05%.

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) and country Sao Tome and Principe. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)" stands at 94.01 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -29.44 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -29.44.The 3 year change in percent is 16.74.The 5 year change in percent is -2.03.The 10 year change in percent is 5.56.The Serie's long term average value is 76.56 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 22.80 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +230.38%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2021, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -29.44%.

Health Poverty Index - Situation of Health: Health care resourcing: Net health care expenditure (inpatient and outpatients) per capita for medical, surgical and psychiatric specialties

Source: Department of Health (DoH): Annual Financial Returns of Financial Trusts

Publisher: Health Poverty Index

Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), National

Geographic coverage: England

Time coverage: 2001/02

Type of data: Administrative data

Notes: Inpatient and outpatient net expenditure on medical, surgical and psychiatric specialties was summed for each Trust

Time series data for the statistic External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) and country Ghana. Indicator Definition:Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.The indicator "External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)" stands at 38.23 usd as of 12/31/2022. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 10.83 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 10.83.The 3 year change in percent is 140.22.The 5 year change in percent is 95.47.The 10 year change in percent is 126.97.The Serie's long term average value is 22.67 usd. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is 68.67 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is +3,365.51%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2015, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2022, is -33.19%.

IntroductionAs high out-of-pocket healthcare expenses pose heavy financial burden on the families, Government of India is considering a variety of financing and delivery options to universalize health care services. Hence, an estimate of the cost of delivering universal health care services is needed. MethodsWe developed a model to estimate recurrent and annual costs for providing health services through a mix of public and private providers in Chandigarh located in northern India. Necessary health services required to deliver good quality care were defined by the Indian Public Health Standards. National Sample Survey data was utilized to estimate disease burden. In addition, morbidity and treatment data was collected from two secondary and two tertiary care hospitals. The unit cost of treatment was estimated from the published literature. For diseases where data on treatment cost was not available, we collected data on standard treatment protocols and cost of care from local health providers. ResultsWe estimate that the cost of universal health care delivery through the existing mix of public and private health institutions would be INR 1713 (USD 38, 95%CI USD 18–73) per person per annum in India. This cost would be 24% higher, if branded drugs are used. Extrapolation of these costs to entire country indicates that Indian government needs to spend 3.8% (2.1%–6.8%) of the GDP for universalizing health care services. ConclusionThe cost of universal health care delivered through a combination of public and private providers is estimated to be INR 1713 per capita per year in India. Important issues such as delivery strategy for ensuring quality, reducing inequities in access, and managing the growth of health care demand need be explored.