Nicaragua: Health spending per capita
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| Nicaragua |
Health spending per capita |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 161.20 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2020 |
| Average | 114.62 |
| Min - Max | 52.25 - 177.15 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2020 is 161.2 U.S. dollars, a decline from 161.99 U.S. dollars in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1229.55 U.S. dollars, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 2000 to 2020 is 114.62 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 52.25 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 177.15 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2017.
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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 | 161.20 | 2020 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 8.63 | 2020 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 74.61 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 77.56 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 71.61 | 2022 | years |
| Birth rate | 20.51 | 2021 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 4.66 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 2.28 | 2022 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.30 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 43.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 9.30 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 20.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 17.80 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 38.5 | 2020 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 67.3 | 2020 | percent |
| Suicides | 4.40 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 92 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 92 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 93 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 16.90 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |