Current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Current health expenditure per capita was 2,076 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay is 2,076 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay peaked at 2,076 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 375.94 current US$, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 573.66 current US$ | 375.94 current US$ | 826.06 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,462 current US$ | 1,043 current US$ | 1,713 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,738 current US$ | 1,432 current US$ | 2,076 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 23,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 551,091 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 24,094 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Uruguay was 2,076 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,076 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 375.94 current US$ in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.