Health spending per person by source in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Health spending per person by source was 79.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending per person by source in Vanuatu stood at 79.9.
That represents a change of up 42.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Vanuatu peaked at 80.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.09, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.48 | — |
| 2001 | 53.46 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.35 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.55 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.15 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 48.98 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 53.55 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 57.21 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 61.41 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 54.69 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 53.03 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 66.48 | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 65.17 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 63.6 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.09 | -73.1% |
| 2015 | 60.43 | +253.5% |
| 2016 | 39.52 | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 46.28 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 69.2 | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 63.12 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 80.19 | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 38.65 | -51.8% |
| 2022 | 55.97 | +44.8% |
| 2023 | 79.9 | +42.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 79.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101.81, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 79.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 409.49, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +253.5% | 17.09 | 60.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.78 | 48.98 | 61.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.39 | 17.09 | 69.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.68 | 38.65 | 80.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Vanuatu?
- Health spending per person by source in Vanuatu was 79.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 80.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for health spending per person by source?
- Vanuatu ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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