Zambia: Health spending per capita

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 Zambia

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 79.56
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 56.67
 Min - Max 14.81 - 85.02
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 79.56 U.S. dollars, an increase from 75.4 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 Zambia from 2000 to 2023 is 56.67 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 14.81 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 85.02 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 Zambia: Health spending per capita
 2023 79.56
 2022 75.40
 2021 74.84
 2020 60.02
 2019 85.02
 2018 69.83
 2017 70.93
 2016 55.40




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 79.56 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 5.98 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 66.53 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 68.87 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 64.10 2024 years
 Birth rate 32.72 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 5.16 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 4.04 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 9.40 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 272.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 10.30 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 37.20 2023 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 50.2 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 7.13 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 91 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 91 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 88 2024 percent
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