Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 8.6% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
8.6%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
84th
of 130 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2006
All-time low
5.8%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2006
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Uruguay, 2000–2006
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2006, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Uruguay stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 84th out of 130 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +8.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.3%, 76% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 81 Tajikistan 9.2% compare
- 82 Malaysia 9.2% compare
- 83 Uganda 8.8% compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 8.5% compare
- 86 Mongolia 8.5% compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 8.4%
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Uruguay?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Uruguay was 8.6% in 2006, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Uruguay ranks 84th out of 130 countries with data for 2006.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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