Private health expenditure per person in Chile
Chile: Private health expenditure per person was 1,859 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,859 for private health expenditure per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Chile peaked at 1,859 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 421.39, in 2000.
That places Chile 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 421.39 | — |
| 2001 | 441.51 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 456.23 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 479.47 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 485.75 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 504.25 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 552.23 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 598.97 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 623.16 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 614.4 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 646.22 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 722.95 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 780.84 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 868.79 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 924.27 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 974.94 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,002 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,095 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1,129 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,162 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,069 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1,311 | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 1,515 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1,615 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 1,859 | +15.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,859 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,158, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,859 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 467.79, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 517.74 | 421.39 | 623.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 930.66 | 646.22 | 1,162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,474 | 1,069 | 1,859 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Chile?
- Private health expenditure per person in Chile was 1,859 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,859 in 2024.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 421.39 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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