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Map of total public and private health expenditure per person (see year above map). [1] This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health per capita. Total expenditure includes both public and private expenditures. See also: Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country.
The universal health care system was adopted in Brazil in 1988 after the end of the military dictatorship. However, universal health care was available many years before, in some cities, once the 27th amendment to the 1969 Constitution imposed the duty of applying 6% of their income in healthcare on the municipalities. [158]
Health spending per capita, in US$ purchasing power parity-adjusted, among various OECD countries. For later data see List of countries by total health expenditure per capita. Universal health care systems vary according to the degree of government involvement in providing care or health insurance.
The United States spends much more money on healthcare than Canada, on both a per-capita basis and as a percentage of GDP. [8] In 2006, per-capita spending for health care in Canada was US$3,678; in the U.S., US$6,714. The U.S. spent 15.3% of GDP on healthcare in that year; Canada spent 10.0%. [8]
The U.S. spends far more on health care per capita than other developed nations. In 2023, Americans spent an average of $12,742 per person on health care. Compare that to Israel ($3,469), the ...
In 2000–2001, the budget allocation for the health sector was approximately US$144 million; health expenditures per capita were estimated at US$4.50, compared with US$10 on average in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2000 the country counted one hospital bed per 4,900 population and more than 27,000 people per primary health care facility.
In its 2000 assessment of world health care systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [1] In 2017, France spent 11.3% of GDP on health care, or US$5,370 per capita, [ 2 ] a figure higher than the average spent by rich countries (OECD average is 8.8%, 2017), though similar to ...
Life expectancy vs healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018. [1]This is a list of OECD nations, and a few other nations tracked by the OECD iLibrary, and their health expenditure by type of financing.