Nigeria: Health spending per capita

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 Nigeria

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 66.82
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 65.68
 Min - Max 17.16 - 102.40
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 66.82 U.S. dollars, a decline from 89.63 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 Nigeria from 2000 to 2023 is 65.68 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 17.16 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 102.4 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nigeria: Health spending per capita
 2023 66.82
 2022 89.63
 2021 81.87
 2020 67.91
 2019 67.63
 2018 63.60
 2017 70.32
 2016 75.52




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 66.82 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 4.19 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 54.63 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 54.94 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 54.33 2024 years
 Birth rate 32.49 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 11.64 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 4.38 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 1.20 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 219.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 3.00 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 19.90 2023 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 22.4 2024 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 36.0 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 4.99 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 67 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 67 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 57 2024 percent
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