Health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Health expenditure and financing per capita was 1,661 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1,661
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1,688
in 2021
All-time low
1,083
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,661 for health expenditure and financing per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil peaked at 1,688 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,083, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 47th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,083 | — |
| 2001 | 1,107 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,157 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,086 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,138 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,145 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,218 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,279 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,307 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,359 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,386 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,408 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,414 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,477 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,542 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,546 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,516 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,575 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,595 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,625 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,578 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,688 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 1,661 | -1.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,661 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,409, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,661 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,689, 98% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,188 | 1,083 | 1,359 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,508 | 1,386 | 1,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,642 | 1,578 | 1,688 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 44 Colombia 1,734 compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,706 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 1,689 compare
- 48 North Macedonia 1,519 compare
- 49 Ukraine 1,429 compare
- 50 Georgia 1,389 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil?
- Health expenditure and financing per capita in Brazil was 1,661 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,688 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,083 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for health expenditure and financing per capita?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is health expenditure and financing per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure and financing per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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