Healthcare prices - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Healthcare price index, world average = 100, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 11 countries was 56.39 index points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 105.31 index points and the lowest value was in Suriname: 27.94 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: World Bank International Comparison Program
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Countries Healthcare prices, 2021 Global rank Available data
Uruguay 105.31 1 -
Chile 68.9 2 -
Ecuador 68.69 3 -
Brazil 68.63 4 -
Guyana 56.3 5 -
Bolivia 55.11 6 -
Paraguay 50.52 7 -
Peru 41.54 8 -
Argentina 41.3 9 -
Colombia 36.02 10 -
Suriname 27.94 11 -


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Definition: A broad-based healthcare cost index that allows comparison between countries. The world average is set at 100 and higher index values indicate higher a healthcare cost.

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1. Uruguay
2. Chile
3. Ecuador
4. Brazil
5. Guyana
6. Bolivia
7. Paraguay
8. Peru
9. Argentina
10. Colombia
11. Suriname
105.31
68.90
68.69
68.63
56.30
55.11
50.52
41.54
41.30
36.02
27.94
0
26.3
52.7
79
105.31


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