Capital health expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Uruguay, 2005–2023
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
Uruguay recorded 0.2% for capital health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 90th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +104.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 Uruguay?
- Capital health expenditure in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2023, 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for capital health expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 90th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.