Gambia: Health spending per capita

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 Gambia

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 25.74
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 31.75
 Min - Max 17.34 - 74.84
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 25.74 U.S. dollars, a decline from 29.58 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 the Gambia from 2000 to 2023 is 31.75 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 17.34 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 74.84 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Gambia: Health spending per capita
 2023 25.74
 2022 29.58
 2021 29.77
 2020 28.92
 2019 23.22
 2018 22.17
 2017 21.55
 2016 20.77




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 25.74 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 2.89 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 66.06 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 67.75 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 64.35 2024 years
 Birth rate 29.86 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 6.25 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 3.91 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 1.30 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 138.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 5.50 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 16.80 2023 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 10.4 2024 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 68.4 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 4.81 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 80 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 80 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 83 2024 percent
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