
Saint Lucia: Health spending per capita
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| Saint Lucia |
Health spending per capita |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 641.07 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2023 |
| Average | 450.19 |
| Min - Max | 285.05 - 654.89 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 641.07 U.S. dollars, an increase from 622.07 U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1447.12 U.S. dollars, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 2000 to 2023 is 450.19 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 285.05 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 654.89 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021.
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Recent values | Saint Lucia: Health spending per capita |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 641.07 |
| 2022 | 622.07 |
| 2021 | 654.89 |
| 2020 | 589.64 |
| 2019 | 506.03 |
| 2018 | 497.49 |
| 2017 | 504.96 |
| 2016 | 479.87 |
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 | 641.07 | 2023 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 4.73 | 2023 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 72.85 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 76.45 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 69.45 | 2024 | years |
| Birth rate | 11.21 | 2024 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 8.71 | 2024 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 | 2024 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.40 | 2024 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 0.56 | 2024 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 11.40 | 2024 | percent |
| Suicides | 5.27 | 2021 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 99 | 2024 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 99 | 2024 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 83 | 2024 | percent |