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Per Capita Health Spending Calculator

Work out per capita health spending instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Per Capita Health Spending Calculator

Divides total health expenditure by population and, using the GDP share, back-calculates the implied GDP per capita for context.

Formula

Per capita spending

Per capita spending = total health expenditure / population; implied GDP per capita = per capita spending / health share of GDP

Worked example

With the default values below, Per Capita Health Spending Calculator returns Health spending per person of $500.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Total health expenditureaccepts 1–100,000,000,000
500,000,000
Populationaccepts 1–2,000,000,000
1,000,000
Health spending as a share of GDPaccepts 0.5–25
6

Results

Health spending per person
$500.00
Implied GDP per capita
$8,333.33
Monthly spending per person
$41.67
Spending per 1,000 people
$500,000

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Per capita spending
  3. 3Health spending per person= 500.00
  4. 4Implied GDP per capita= 8,333.33
  5. 5Monthly spending per person= 41.67
  6. 6Spending per 1,000 people= 500,000

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should this be in purchasing power parity terms?

For international comparison yes, because health inputs are largely non-traded and price levels differ widely.

What is the minimum needed?

Estimates for a basic package have ranged from around 86 US dollars per person per year upwards, depending on scope.

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