Per capita national health expenditures in the United States have increased significantly since 1960. In 2023, national health expenditures amounted to **** thousand U.S. dollars per capita. For comparison, in 1960, per capital expenditures for health stood at *** U.S. dollars. According to recent data, the U.S. has some of the highest health care costs in the world. Health care expenditures With increased per capita health expenditures, U.S. health care expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) have also increased over the decades. Among developed countries, the U.S. has the highest health expenditure as a proportion of the GDP. The high level of health costs in the U.S. may be attributable to high costs for prescribed drugs and health services as well as high administrative costs. Cost areas A large proportion of all health care spending in the U.S. is attributable to hospital care and physician and clinical services. In recent years, many sectors have seen an increase in health care spending. However, data suggests that prescription drugs have seen some of the most dramatic increases in spending in recent years. The annual prescription drug expenditures in the U.S. reached an all-time high by the end of 2022.

The average for 2021 based on 186 countries was 1368.8 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 11999.09 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Somalia: 14.63 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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The public and private per capita health expenditure differs significantly by country. As of 2023, the United States had by far the highest public per capita spending worldwide. Moreover, the U.S. had the second-highest private expenditure on health globally just after Switzerland. Health expenditures globally Health expenditures include the consumption of health goods, services and public health programs as well as insurance and government spending. Globally, health expenditures are on the rise. Among all countries the average per capita health expenditure is projected to see an increase of over 30 percent from the 2019 totals by the year 2050. Despite the growing expenditures, there are still countries with relatively low health expenditures. The countries with the lowest governmental health expenditure include South Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh. Health expenditures spotlight: the U.S. In 2021 the U.S. national health expenditure was at an all-time high. However, the projections indicate that total health expenditures will increase even more. The per capita health expenditures for the U.S. looked equally grim, with 2021 projected to be the most expensive year for health care on record. Despite having seen a significant increase in the total cost of health care in the U.S., trends indicate that the annual percentage change in health expenditures is decreasing over time.

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Context

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)

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The average for 2021 based on 19 countries was 3215.44 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 11999.09 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in India: 75.55 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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The average for 2021 based on 44 countries was 780.1 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Japan: 4482.62 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Syria: 25.8 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The current healthcare spending per capita in Peru was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 145.9 U.S. dollars (+27.93 percent). After the fourteenth consecutive increasing year, the spending is estimated to reach 668.32 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted here is the average per capita spending, in a given country or region, with regards to healthcare. The spending refers to the average current spending of both governments and consumers per inhabitant.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the current healthcare spending per capita in countries like Ecuador and Bolivia.

Health expenditure per capita of Armenia jumped by 13.25% from 596 US dollars in 2021 to 675 US dollars in 2022. Since the 1.62% fall in 2016, health expenditure per capita shot up by 87.66% in 2022. Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Russia: Health spending per capita: The latest value from 2022 is 1078.23 U.S. dollars, an increase from 881.76 U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1324.86 U.S. dollars, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 2000 to 2022 is 523.34 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 95.21 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 1078.23 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022.

The current healthcare spending per capita in Spain was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1,455.4 U.S. dollars (+36.54 percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the spending is estimated to reach 5,438.18 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted here is the average per capita spending, in a given country or region, with regards to healthcare. The spending refers to the average current spending of both governments and consumers per inhabitant.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

Jamaica: Health spending per capita: The latest value from 2022 is 468.35 U.S. dollars, an increase from 371.14 U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1324.86 U.S. dollars, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Jamaica from 2000 to 2022 is 263.13 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 149.8 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 468.35 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022.

Historical dataset showing U.S. healthcare spending per capita by year from 2000 to 2022.