Sao Tome and Principe: Health spending per capita

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 Sao Tome and Principe

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 186.10
 Year 2021
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 93.72
 Min - Max 53.05 - 186.10
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 186.1 U.S. dollars, an increase from 158.96 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 Sao Tome and Principe from 2000 to 2021 is 93.72 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 53.05 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 186.1 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Historical series
Sao Tome and Principe - Health spending per capita - historical chart - 2000-2021




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 186.10 2021 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 7.83 2021 percent
 Life expectancy 68.79 2022 years
 Life expectancy, female 71.94 2022 years
 Life expectancy, male 66.05 2022 years
 Birth rate 27.97 2022 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 5.84 2022 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 3.75 2022 births per woman
 HIV infections 0.40 2022 percent
 Tuberculosis 113.00 2022 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 5.50 2021 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 58.80 2019 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 13.10 2021 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 23.8 2022 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 40.3 2022 percent
 Suicides 1.50 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 97 2022 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 97 2022 percent
 Measles immunization rate 77 2022 percent
 Traffic accident deaths 27.90 2019 deaths per 100,000 people
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