External health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay
Uruguay: External health expenditure channeled through government was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -79.7% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +619.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +128.5% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -97.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +270.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 100.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +619.0% | 6.2% | 44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 6.2% | 44.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 0.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 126 Cuba 2.1% compare
- 127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
- 128 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 129 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 129 Albania 0.0% compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 129 Australia 0.0%
- 129 Austria 0.0%
- 129 Bahamas 0.0%
- 129 Bahrain 0.0%
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 129 Canada 0.0%
- 129 Chile 0.0%
- 129 Denmark 0.0%
- 129 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 129 Hungary 0.0%
- 129 Iceland 0.0%
- 129 Ireland 0.0%
- 129 Japan 0.0%
- 129 Korea 0.0%
- 129 Kuwait 0.0%
- 129 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 129 Netherlands 0.0%
- 129 Norway 0.0%
- 129 Oman 0.0%
- 129 Qatar 0.0%
- 129 Romania 0.0%
- 129 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 129 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 129 Singapore 0.0%
- 129 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 129 Switzerland 0.0%
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 129 United States of America 0.0%
More health data for Uruguay
- 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Uruguay ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.