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Figures as of November 14, 2026, from each chart's current data.
Chart 1 of 1 · World
The chart's answer: In 2023, the United States spent $13,473 per person on health care, about 10 times the world figure of $1,317. Germany spent $6,395, Japan $3,638, China $763 and India $85; Madagascar spent the least, $17. Search 191 countries and territories. Spending counts what governments, insurers and households paid for health care, but not new hospitals or equipment, in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices.
About how many times the world figure does the United States spend per person?
Does spending more on health care per person always mean people live longer? What other chart on Chartly could help you check?
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Doctors and nurses are paid less in some countries. How would that change what these dollar figures can tell you?
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) (CC BY 4.0 (credit the World Bank)) · Data as of Dec 31, 2023 · chart.ly/charts/health-spending-per-person-by-country
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