Suriname: Health spending per capita

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 Suriname

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 297.05
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 331.45
 Min - Max 91.74 - 588.84
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 297.05 U.S. dollars, a decline from 344.75 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 Suriname from 2000 to 2023 is 331.45 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 91.74 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 588.84 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Suriname: Health spending per capita
 2023 297.05
 2022 344.75
 2021 270.38
 2020 409.87
 2019 588.84
 2018 440.32
 2017 322.00
 2016 338.25




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 297.05 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 5.41 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 73.76 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 76.98 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 70.60 2024 years
 Birth rate 17.15 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 6.84 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 2.23 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 1.60 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 34.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 13.80 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 9.70 2023 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 40.8 2024 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 63.4 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 22.26 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 69 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 69 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 73 2024 percent
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