El Salvador: Health spending per capita

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 El Salvador

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 442.21
 Year 2021
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 275.26
 Min - Max 155.13 - 442.21
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 442.21 U.S. dollars, an increase from 354.49 U.S. dollars in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1402.97 U.S. dollars, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 2000 to 2021 is 275.26 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 155.13 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 442.21 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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El Salvador - Health spending per capita - Recent values chart

Historical series
El Salvador - Health spending per capita - historical chart - 2000-2021




Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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 Health spending per capita 442.21 2021 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 9.72 2021 percent
 Life expectancy 71.47 2022 years
 Life expectancy, female 75.81 2022 years
 Life expectancy, male 66.84 2022 years
 Birth rate 15.80 2022 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 8.17 2022 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 1.78 2022 births per woman
 HIV infections 0.50 2022 percent
 Tuberculosis 50.00 2022 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 6.30 2021 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 24.60 2019 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 7.70 2021 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 78.6 2022 percent
 Suicides 6.10 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 75 2022 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 75 2022 percent
 Measles immunization rate 65 2022 percent
 Traffic accident deaths 20.90 2019 deaths per 100,000 people
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