Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.0%
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
7.8%
in 2021
All-time low
5.7%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region) stood at 7.0%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Nauru 18.2% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 385 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 23 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,380 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 22.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region)?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Americas (WHO region) was 7.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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