Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — North America

Government health expenditure per capita in North America in 2023 — 6,959 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 254.6%.

2023 6,959 US$ +4.13% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6,959 US$2023
Period minimum 1,963 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — North America, 2000–202302,0004,0006,0008,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1,963 US$2001: 2,149 US$2002: 2,324 US$2003: 2,507 US$2004: 2,695 US$2005: 2,871 US$2006: 3,097 US$2007: 3,276 US$2008: 3,460 US$2009: 3,637 US$2010: 3,807 US$2011: 3,924 US$2012: 4,022 US$2013: 4,137 US$2014: 4,390 US$2015: 4,587 US$2016: 4,725 US$2017: 4,872 US$2018: 5,078 US$2019: 5,284 US$2020: 6,378 US$2021: 6,496 US$2022: 6,683 US$2023: 6,959 US$
Change over the period: +4,996 (+254.58%) Average annual rate: 5.66 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 6,959 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 6,959 +276 +4.13%
2022 6,683 +187 +2.88%
2021 6,496 +118 +1.85%
2020 6,378 +1,094 +20.7%
2019 5,284 +206 +4.07%
2018 5,078 +205 +4.21%
2017 4,872 +148 +3.13%
2016 4,725 +138 +3%
2015 4,587 +197 +4.49%
2014 4,390 +253 +6.12%
2013 4,137 +115 +2.85%
2012 4,022 +97 +2.48%
2011 3,924 +117 +3.08%
2010 3,807 +170 +4.68%
2009 3,637 +177 +5.13%
2008 3,460 +184 +5.6%
2007 3,276 +179 +5.77%
2006 3,097 +226 +7.89%
2005 2,871 +176 +6.53%
2004 2,695 +188 +7.5%
2003 2,507 +183 +7.89%
2002 2,324 +174 +8.1%
2001 2,149 +187 +9.52%
2000 1,963

About the indicator

Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.

Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.