Kuwait: Health spending per capita
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| Kuwait |
Health spending per capita |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 1,860.78 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2021 |
| Average | 1,079.94 |
| Min - Max | 429.56 - 1,860.78 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 1860.78 U.S. dollars, an increase from 1542.32 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 Kuwait from 2000 to 2021 is 1079.94 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 429.56 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 1860.78 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021.
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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 | 1,860.78 | 2021 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 5.78 | 2021 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 80.26 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 82.75 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 78.88 | 2022 | years |
| Birth rate | 9.73 | 2022 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 2.61 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 2.09 | 2022 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.10 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 12.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 24.90 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 19.80 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 2.50 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 100.0 | 2022 | percent |
| Suicides | 2.90 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 96 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 96 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 99 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 15.40 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |