Jamaica: Health spending per capita

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 Jamaica

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 468.35
 Year 2022
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2022
 Average 263.13
 Min - Max 149.80 - 468.35
 Source The World Bank
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. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Jamaica - Health spending per capita - Recent values chart

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Jamaica - Health spending per capita - historical chart - 2000-2022




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 468.35 2022 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 7.78 2022 percent
 Life expectancy 71.48 2023 years
 Life expectancy, female 73.99 2023 years
 Life expectancy, male 68.98 2023 years
 Birth rate 11.62 2023 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 8.08 2023 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 1.36 2023 births per woman
 HIV infections 1.30 2022 percent
 Tuberculosis 3.20 2023 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 12.50 2024 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 23.60 2019 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 7.70 2023 percent
 Suicides 2.40 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 99 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 99 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 94 2024 percent
 Traffic accident deaths 15.10 2019 deaths per 100,000 people
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