Health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Health spending per person by source was 2,489 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2,489 for health spending per person by source in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2,489 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,313, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,486 | — |
| 2001 | 1,700 | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 1,447 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 1,477 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,364 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1,313 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,399 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1,492 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,741 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 2,487 | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 2,198 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 2,236 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,084 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 2,117 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,092 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,737 | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 1,990 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 1,493 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 1,587 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1,745 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 2,310 | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 2,242 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,179 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,489 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,590 | 1,313 | 2,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,928 | 1,493 | 2,236 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,305 | 2,179 | 2,489 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 308.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 287 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.5476 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.8223 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates?
- Health spending per person by source in United Arab Emirates was 2,489 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2,489 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,313 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for health spending per person by source?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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