Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay
Uruguay: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 6.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.53
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.55
in 2021
All-time low
3.49
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.53 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay peaked at 6.55 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.49, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 29th 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.81 | — |
| 2001 | 4.38 | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 4.62 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.01 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.32 | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.49 | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.62 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.56 | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.73 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.87 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.16 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.37 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.48 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.65 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.04 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.15 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.51 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 6.55 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.28 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.53 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.22 | 3.49 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.56 | 4.73 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 | 6.28 | 6.55 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay was 6.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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