Health spending per person by source in Uruguay
Uruguay: Health spending per person by source was 2,269 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending per person by source in Uruguay is 2,269, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Uruguay peaked at 2,269 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 454.36, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 454.36 | — |
| 2001 | 512.37 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 505.66 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 563.71 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 523.78 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 468.07 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 524.31 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 559.55 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 761.25 | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 814.52 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 885.04 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 968.05 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1,037 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1,136 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1,216 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,262 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,372 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1,426 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,500 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1,587 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,674 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1,928 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 2,091 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 2,269 | +8.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,269 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 81% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,269 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 711.72, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +36.0% | 559.55 | 761.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 568.76 | 454.36 | 814.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,239 | 885.04 | 1,587 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,990 | 1,674 | 2,269 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Uruguay?
- Health spending per person by source in Uruguay was 2,269 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,269 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 454.36 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for health spending per person by source?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).