External health expenditure per capita in Cuba
Cuba: External health expenditure per capita was 0.6674 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Cuba, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Cuba is 0.6674 current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 50.7% on the previous year and up 178.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Cuba peaked at 1.37 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1335 current US$, in 2000.
That places Cuba 132nd out of 177 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5668 current US$ | 0.1335 current US$ | 1.18 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8931 current US$ | 0.2397 current US$ | 1.37 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6674 current US$ | 0.6674 current US$ | 0.6674 current US$ | 1 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Cuba?
- External health expenditure per capita in Cuba was 0.6674 current US$ in 2020, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1335 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cuba ranks 132nd out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.