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Total global expenditure for health
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US$ 4.1 trillion +
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Total global expenditure for health per person per year:
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US$ 639
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Country with highest total spending per person per year on health:
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United States (US$ 6103)
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Country with lowest total spending per person per year on health:
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Burundi (US$ 2.90)
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Country with highest government spending per person per year on health:
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Norway (US$ 4508)
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Country with lowest government spending per person per year on health:
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Burundi (US$ 0.70)
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Country with highest annual out-of-pocket household spending on health:
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Switzerland (US$ 1787)
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Country with lowest annual out-of-pocket household spending on health:
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Solomon Islands (US$ 1.00)
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Average amount spent per person per year on health in countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
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US$ 2716
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Percentage of the world's population living in OECD countries:
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18%
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Percentage of the world's total financial resources devoted to health currently spent in OECD countries:
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80%
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Annual spending by the municipal government of New York City (population 8.2 million) on health:
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US$ 429 million
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Annual spending by the government of Bénin (population 8.2 million) on health:
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US$86 million
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WHO estimate of minimum spending per person per year needed to provide basic, life-saving services:
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US$35 to US$50
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Number of WHO Member States where health spending — including spending by government, households and the private sector and funds provided by external donors — is lower than US$50 per person per year:
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64
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Number of WHO Member States where health spending is lower than US$20 per person per year:
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30
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Percentage of funds spent on health in WHO's Africa Region that has been provided by donors:
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14%
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+ Figures used on this fact sheet are based on 2004 data.
