Capital health expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Ireland, 2000–2010
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, capital health expenditure in Ireland stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Ireland peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
That places Ireland 42nd out of 128 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 39 Peru 0.4% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
- 41 Ecuador 0.4% compare
- 43 Malawi 0.3%
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 45 Jordan 0.3%
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Ireland?
- Capital health expenditure in Ireland was 0.3% in 2010, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for capital health expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 128 countries with data for 2010.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.