Health expenditure in Libya
Libya: Health expenditure was 1.95 billion current US$ in 2009. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure in Libya, 1995–2009
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.95 billion current US$ for health expenditure in 2009. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Libya peaked at 1.95 billion current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 845.65 million current US$, in 2003.
Libya ranks 9th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 billion current US$ | 893.25 million current US$ | 1.18 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.30 billion current US$ | 845.65 million current US$ | 1.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
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More health data for Libya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 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 58,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 60,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,836 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Libya?
- Health expenditure in Libya was 1.95 billion current US$ in 2009, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 billion current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 845.65 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for health expenditure?
- Libya ranks 9th out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).