External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Somalia
Somalia: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 12.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Somalia is 12.17, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Somalia peaked at 12.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 2020.
That places Somalia 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.33 | — |
| 2014 | 7.37 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.23 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 5.81 | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 7.29 | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 6.44 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 6.21 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.45 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 6.76 | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 7.74 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 12.17 | +57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.95 | 5.81 | 8.23 | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.03 | 5.45 | 12.17 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 321 (2013)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,622 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,867 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Somalia?
- External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Somalia was 12.17 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
- Somalia ranks 58th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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