Ghana: Health spending per capita
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| Ghana |
Health spending per capita |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 82.32 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2022 |
| Average | 60.16 |
| Min - Max | 10.45 - 105.35 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 82.32 U.S. dollars, a decline from 94.4 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 Ghana from 2000 to 2022 is 60.16 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 10.45 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 105.35 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2013.
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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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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 82.32 | 2022 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 3.70 | 2022 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 65.50 | 2023 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 67.94 | 2023 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 63.13 | 2023 | years |
| Birth rate | 26.31 | 2023 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 7.04 | 2023 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 3.40 | 2023 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 1.70 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 129.00 | 2023 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 2.70 | 2024 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 59.50 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 6.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 18.8 | 2022 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 62.6 | 2022 | percent |
| Suicides | 6.60 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 95 | 2024 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 95 | 2024 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 90 | 2024 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 25.70 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |