People 2.

15 World Development Indicators:

Health systems

Health expenditure Health workers Hospital beds Completeness Completeness

of birth of death
registration registration

Total Public Out of pocket External Per capita Per capita Physicians Nurses and

resources midwives

% of GDP % of total % of total % of total $ PPP $ per 1,000 people per 1,000 people per 1,000 people % %

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2008­14 2008­14 2007­12 2008­15 2007­13

Afghanistan 8.2 35.8 63.9 23.0 57 167 0.3 0.1 0.5 37.4 ..
Albania 5.9 49.9 49.9 0.6 272 615 1.1 3.8 2.6 98.6 53.0
Algeria 7.2 72.8 26.5 0.0 362 932 1.2 1.9 .. 99.6 ..
American Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Andorra 8.1 78.0 15.9 .. 3,746 4,273 4.0 4.8 2.5 100.0 80.0
Angola 3.3 64.3 24.0 2.6 179 239 0.2 1.7 .. .. ..
Antigua and
5.5 68.3 23.7 0.2 774 1,208 .. .. 2.1 .. 79.0
Barbuda
Argentina 4.8 55.4 30.7 0.8 605 1,137 3.9 .. 4.7 99.5 100.0
Armenia 4.5 43.0 53.5 4.3 162 362 2.7 4.8 3.9 99.6 76.0
Aruba .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Australia 9.4 67.0 18.8 .. 6,031 4,357 3.3 10.6 3.9 100.0 100.0
Austria 11.2 77.9 16.1 0.0 5,580 5,039 4.8 7.9 7.6 100.0 100.0
Azerbaijan 6.0 20.4 72.1 0.6 471 1,047 3.4 6.5 4.7 .. 93.0
Bahamas, The 7.7 45.9 29.2 0.0 1,720 1,819 2.8 4.1 2.9 .. 93.0
Bahrain 5.0 63.3 23.3 0.0 1,243 2,273 0.9 2.4 2.1 .. 88.0
Bangladesh 2.8 27.9 67.0 11.8 31 88 0.4 0.2 0.6 37.0 ..
Barbados 7.5 63.5 29.9 1.8 1,146 1,014 1.8 4.9 6.2 98.7 100.0
Belarus 5.7 65.8 32.0 0.4 450 1,031 3.9 10.6 11.3 100.0 100.0
Belgium 10.6 77.9 17.8 .. 4,884 4,392 4.9 16.8 6.5 100.0 100.0
Belize 5.8 67.0 23.0 11.4 279 489 0.8 2.0 1.1 95.2 100.0
Benin 4.6 49.0 39.1 25.8 38 86 0.1 0.8 0.5 84.8 ..
Bermuda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bhutan 3.6 73.2 25.3 6.4 89 281 0.3 1.0 1.8 99.9 ..
Bolivia 6.3 72.1 23.1 3.2 209 427 0.5 1.0 1.1 75.8 ..
Bosnia and
9.6 71.2 27.9 1.3 464 957 1.9 5.6 3.5 .. 89.0
Herzegovina
Botswana 5.4 59.0 5.2 10.1 385 871 0.3 2.8 1.8 72.2 ..
Brazil 8.3 46.0 25.5 0.1 947 1,318 1.9 7.6 2.3 95.9 93.0
Brunei
2.6 93.9 6.0 0.0 958 1,778 1.4 8.0 2.8 .. 89.0
Darussalam
Bulgaria 8.4 54.6 44.2 .. 662 1,399 3.9 4.8 6.4 100.0 100.0
Burkina Faso 5.0 52.3 39.1 25.3 35 82 0.0 0.6 0.4 76.9 ..
Burundi 7.5 52.7 21.0 50.3 22 58 .. .. 1.9 75.2 ..
Cabo Verde 4.8 74.7 22.2 23.6 173 310 0.3 0.6 2.1 91.4 ..
Cambodia 5.7 22.0 74.2 16.3 61 183 0.2 0.8 0.7 73.3 ..
Cameroon 4.1 22.9 66.3 11.1 59 122 0.1 0.4 1.3 66.1 ..
Canada 10.4 70.9 13.6 .. 5,292 4,641 2.1 9.3 2.7 100.0 100.0
Cayman Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Central African
4.2 49.0 46.2 45.7 16 25 0.0 0.3 1.0 61.0 ..
Republic
Chad 3.6 54.6 39.2 19.4 37 79 .. .. .. 12.0 ..
Channel Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chile 7.8 49.5 31.5 0.0 1,137 1,749 1.0 0.1 2.1 99.4 100.0
China 5.5 55.8 32.0 0.0 420 731 1.9 1.9 3.8 .. 4.0
Hong Kong
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
SAR, China
Macao SAR,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
China
Colombia 7.2 75.1 15.4 1.3 569 962 1.5 0.6 1.5 96.5 98.0
Comoros 6.7 32.9 45.1 30.7 57 101 .. .. .. 87.3 ..
Congo, Dem.
4.3 36.9 38.8 37.8 19 32 .. .. .. 24.6 ..
Rep.
Congo, Rep. 5.2 81.8 17.5 4.0 162 323 0.1 0.8 .. 95.9 ..
Costa Rica 9.3 72.7 24.9 0.0 970 1,389 1.1 0.8 1.2 99.6 91.0
Cote d'Ivoire 5.7 29.4 50.8 9.4 88 187 0.1 0.5 .. 65.0 ..
Croatia 7.8 81.9 11.2 0.0 1,050 1,652 3.0 5.3 5.9 .. 100.0
Cuba 11.1 95.6 4.4 0.1 817 2,475 6.7 9.1 5.3 100.0 98.0
Curacao .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cyprus 7.4 45.2 48.7 .. 1,819 2,062 2.3 4.5 3.5 100.0 86.0
Czech Republic 7.4 84.5 14.3 .. 1,379 2,146 3.6 8.4 6.8 100.0 100.0
Denmark 10.8 84.8 13.4 .. 6,463 4,782 3.5 16.8 3.5 100.0 98.0
Djibouti 10.6 63.9 35.8 9.9 191 338 0.2 0.8 1.4 .. ..
Dominica 5.5 68.7 28.3 3.3 408 587 .. .. 3.8 .. 100.0
Dominican
4.4 66.9 21.1 1.2 269 580 1.5 1.3 1.7 88.0 52.0
Republic
Ecuador 9.2 49.2 48.4 0.3 579 1,040 1.7 2.2 1.6 92.1 80.0
World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016
 People 2.15 World Development Indicators:
Health systems
Health expenditure Health workers Hospital beds Completeness Completeness
of birth of death
registration registration

Total Public Out of pocket External Per capita Per capita Physicians Nurses and

resources midwives

% of GDP % of total % of total % of total $ PPP $ per 1,000 people per 1,000 people per 1,000 people % %

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2008­14 2008­14 2007­12 2008­15 2007­13

Egypt, Arab Rep. 5.6 38.2 55.7 1.3 178 594 2.8 3.5 0.5 99.4 95.0
El Salvador 6.8 66.0 28.8 2.0 280 565 1.6 0.4 1.1 99.0 78.0
Equatorial
3.8 77.1 20.1 0.3 663 1,163 .. .. 2.1 53.5 ..
Guinea
Eritrea 3.3 45.8 54.2 28.5 25 51 .. .. 0.7 .. ..
Estonia 6.4 78.8 20.7 1.4 1,248 1,668 3.2 6.4 5.3 100.0 100.0
Ethiopia 4.9 58.7 32.3 41.7 27 73 0.0 0.2 6.3 .. ..
Faroe Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fiji 4.5 65.8 23.0 9.9 204 364 0.4 2.2 2.1 .. 100.0
Finland 9.7 75.3 18.2 0.0 4,612 3,701 2.9 10.9 5.5 100.0 100.0
France 11.5 78.2 6.3 .. 4,959 4,508 3.2 9.3 6.4 100.0 100.0
French Polynesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gabon 3.4 68.4 21.9 0.8 321 599 .. .. 6.3 89.6 ..
Gambia, The 7.3 68.7 17.0 64.9 31 118 0.0 0.6 1.1 72.0 ..
Georgia 7.4 20.9 58.6 2.3 303 628 4.3 3.2 2.6 99.6 98.0
Germany 11.3 77.0 13.2 .. 5,411 5,182 3.9 11.5 8.2 100.0 100.0
Ghana 3.6 59.8 26.8 15.4 58 145 0.1 0.9 0.9 70.5 ..
Greece 8.1 61.7 34.9 .. 1,743 2,098 6.2 3.7 4.8 100.0 100.0
Greenland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grenada 6.1 46.4 50.9 4.5 506 728 .. .. 3.5 .. 100.0
Guam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guatemala 6.2 37.6 52.2 2.0 233 473 0.9 0.9 0.6 96.7 92.0
Guinea 5.6 48.5 45.3 12.6 30 68 0.1 .. 0.3 57.9 ..
Guinea­Bissau 5.6 20.5 49.5 25.4 37 91 0.0 0.6 1.0 23.7 ..
Guyana 5.2 59.4 37.4 7.3 222 379 0.2 0.5 2.0 88.7 81.0
Haiti 7.6 20.6 34.8 32.7 61 131 .. .. 1.3 79.7 ..
Honduras 8.7 50.6 43.5 7.8 212 400 .. .. 0.7 93.6 17.0
Hungary 7.4 66.0 26.6 .. 1,037 1,827 3.1 6.5 7.2 100.0 100.0
Iceland 8.9 81.0 17.5 .. 4,662 3,882 3.5 15.6 3.2 100.0 100.0
India 4.7 30.0 62.4 1.0 75 267 0.7 1.7 0.7 71.9 8.0
Indonesia 2.8 37.8 46.9 1.1 99 299 0.2 1.4 0.9 68.5 ..
Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.9 41.2 47.8 0.0 351 1,082 0.9 1.4 0.1 98.6 ..
Iraq 5.5 60.3 39.7 0.3 292 667 0.6 1.4 1.3 99.2 65.0
Ireland 7.8 66.1 17.7 .. 4,239 3,801 2.7 15.7 2.9 100.0 100.0
Isle of Man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Israel 7.8 60.9 27.0 .. 2,910 2,599 3.3 5.0 3.3 100.0 100.0
Italy 9.2 75.6 21.2 .. 3,258 3,239 3.8 0.3 3.4 100.0 100.0
Jamaica 5.4 52.4 27.8 2.8 266 476 0.4 1.1 1.7 99.5 ..
Japan 10.2 83.6 13.9 .. 3,703 3,727 2.3 11.5 13.7 100.0 100.0
Jordan 7.5 69.7 20.9 6.0 359 798 2.6 4.0 1.8 99.1 65.0
Kazakhstan 4.4 54.4 45.1 0.2 539 1,068 3.6 8.3 7.2 99.7 91.0
Kenya 5.7 61.3 26.1 27.5 78 169 0.2 0.9 1.4 66.9 ..
Kiribati 10.2 81.2 0.1 13.8 154 184 0.4 3.7 1.3 93.5 ..
Korea, Dem.
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13.2 100.0 ..
People's Rep.
Korea, Rep. 7.4 54.1 36.1 .. 2,060 2,531 2.1 5.0 10.3 .. 99.0
Kosovo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kuwait 3.0 85.9 12.7 .. 1,386 2,320 2.7 4.6 2.2 .. 95.0
Kyrgyz Republic 6.5 56.1 39.4 8.6 82 215 2.0 6.2 4.8 97.7 96.0
Lao PDR 1.9 50.5 39.0 31.8 33 98 0.2 0.9 1.5 74.8 ..
Latvia 5.9 63.2 35.1 .. 921 940 3.6 3.4 5.9 100.0 100.0
Lebanon 6.4 47.6 36.4 1.0 569 987 3.2 2.7 3.5 99.5 ..
Lesotho 10.6 76.1 16.5 52.2 105 276 .. .. .. 45.1 ..
Liberia 10.0 31.5 30.7 49.1 46 98 0.0 0.3 0.8 24.6 ..
Libya 5.0 73.5 26.5 0.2 372 806 1.9 6.8 3.7 .. ..
Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100.0 ..
Lithuania 6.6 67.9 31.3 4.8 1,063 1,718 4.1 7.2 7.0 100.0 100.0
Luxembourg 6.9 83.9 10.6 0.0 8,138 6,812 2.9 12.6 5.4 100.0 100.0
Macedonia, FYR 6.5 63.3 36.7 0.8 354 851 2.6 0.6 4.5 99.7 100.0
Madagascar 3.0 48.4 41.4 39.8 14 44 0.2 .. 0.2 83.0 ..
Malawi 11.4 52.7 10.6 73.8 29 93 0.0 0.3 1.3 5.6 ..
Malaysia 4.2 55.2 35.3 0.0 456 1,040 1.2 3.3 1.9 .. 56.0
Maldives 13.7 78.3 18.3 0.4 1,165 1,996 1.4 5.0 4.3 92.5 84.0
Mali 6.9 22.9 47.7 27.8 48 108 0.1 0.4 0.1 84.3 ..
Malta 9.7 69.2 28.9 0.0 2,471 3,072 3.5 7.5 4.8 100.0 100.0
Marshall Islands 17.1 84.3 11.8 33.4 625 680 0.4 1.7 2.7 .. ..

World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016

 People 2.15 World Development Indicators:
Health systems
Health expenditure Health workers Hospital beds Completeness Completeness
of birth of death
registration registration

Total Public Out of pocket External Per capita Per capita Physicians Nurses and

resources midwives

% of GDP % of total % of total % of total $ PPP $ per 1,000 people per 1,000 people per 1,000 people % %

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2008­14 2008­14 2007­12 2008­15 2007­13
Mauritania 3.8 49.6 43.8 11.9 49 148 0.1 0.7 .. 58.8 ..
Mauritius 4.8 49.2 46.4 3.8 482 896 .. .. 3.4 .. 100.0
Mexico 6.3 51.8 44.0 0.4 677 1,122 2.1 2.5 1.5 93.0 99.0
Micronesia, Fed.
13.7 90.7 9.1 65.4 415 473 0.2 3.3 3.2 .. ..
Sts.
Moldova 10.3 51.4 38.4 5.7 229 514 3.0 6.4 6.2 99.6 90.0
Monaco 4.3 88.6 7.0 .. 8,149 7,302 7.2 17.2 13.8 100.0 80.0
Mongolia 4.7 55.4 41.6 4.7 195 565 2.8 3.6 6.8 99.3 92.0
Montenegro 6.4 57.2 42.8 0.9 458 888 2.1 5.4 4.0 99.4 100.0
Morocco 5.9 33.9 58.4 1.6 190 447 0.6 0.9 0.9 94.0 24.3
Mozambique 7.0 56.4 9.5 48.7 42 79 0.0 0.4 0.7 47.9 ..
Myanmar 2.3 45.9 50.7 21.8 20 103 0.6 1.0 .. 72.4 ..
Namibia 8.9 60.0 7.2 8.0 499 869 0.4 2.8 2.7 87.1 ..
Nepal 5.8 40.3 47.7 12.6 40 137 .. .. .. 58.1 ..
Netherlands 10.9 87.0 5.2 0.0 5,694 5,202 2.9 .. 4.7 100.0 100.0
New Caledonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Zealand 11.0 82.3 11.0 .. 4,896 4,018 2.7 10.9 2.3 100.0 100.0
Nicaragua 9.0 56.4 37.5 5.5 177 445 0.9 1.4 0.9 84.7 68.0
Niger 5.8 55.2 34.3 21.3 24 54 0.0 0.1 .. 63.9 ..
Nigeria 3.7 25.1 71.7 6.7 118 217 0.4 1.6 .. 29.8 ..
Northern Mariana
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Islands
Norway 9.7 85.5 13.6 .. 9,522 6,347 4.3 17.3 3.3 100.0 100.0
Oman 3.6 89.8 5.8 .. 675 1,442 2.4 5.4 1.7 .. 87.0
Pakistan 2.6 35.2 56.3 8.0 36 129 0.8 0.6 0.6 33.6 ..
Palau 9.0 72.4 15.4 38.8 1,150 1,429 1.4 5.7 4.8 .. ..
Panama 8.0 73.2 22.3 0.7 959 1,677 1.7 1.4 2.2 95.6 90.0
Papua New
4.3 81.3 10.5 21.1 92 109 0.1 0.6 .. .. ..
Guinea
Paraguay 9.8 45.9 49.4 0.4 464 873 1.2 1.0 1.3 84.5 81.0
Peru 5.5 60.6 28.6 0.7 359 656 1.1 1.5 1.5 96.7 69.0
Philippines 4.7 34.3 53.7 1.4 135 329 .. .. 1.0 90.2 90.0
Poland 6.4 71.0 23.5 0.2 910 1,570 2.2 6.2 6.5 100.0 100.0
Portugal 9.5 64.8 26.8 .. 2,097 2,690 4.1 6.1 3.4 100.0 100.0
Puerto Rico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Qatar 2.2 85.7 6.9 0.0 2,106 3,071 7.7 11.9 1.2 .. 77.0
Romania 5.6 80.4 18.9 .. 557 1,079 2.4 5.6 6.1 .. 100.0
Russian
7.1 52.2 45.8 .. 893 1,836 4.3 8.5 .. 100.0 100.0
Federation
Rwanda 7.5 38.1 28.1 46.2 52 125 0.1 0.7 1.6 63.2 ..
Samoa 7.2 90.6 5.9 23.8 301 418 0.5 1.9 .. 58.6 ..
San Marino 6.1 93.6 5.8 .. 3,459 3,390 5.1 8.8 3.8 100.0 80.0
Sao Tome and
8.4 43.2 11.2 35.4 166 300 .. .. 2.9 95.2 ..
Principe
Saudi Arabia 4.7 74.5 14.3 0.0 1,147 2,466 2.5 4.9 2.1 .. 51.0
Senegal 4.7 51.8 37.3 20.6 50 107 0.1 0.4 0.3 72.7 ..
Serbia 10.4 61.9 36.6 0.2 633 1,312 2.1 4.5 5.4 99.4 90.0
Seychelles 3.4 92.2 2.3 4.3 494 844 1.1 4.8 3.6 .. 100.0
Sierra Leone 11.1 17.0 61.0 17.1 86 224 0.0 0.2 .. 76.7 ..
Singapore 4.9 41.7 54.8 0.0 2,752 4,047 2.0 5.8 2.0 .. 74.0
Sint Maarten
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(Dutch part)
Slovak Republic 8.1 72.5 22.5 .. 1,455 2,179 3.3 6.1 6.0 100.0 100.0
Slovenia 9.2 71.7 12.1 .. 2,161 2,698 2.5 8.5 4.5 100.0 100.0
Solomon Islands 5.1 91.9 4.6 56.6 102 108 0.2 2.1 1.3 .. ..
Somalia .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.0 0.1 .. .. ..
South Africa 8.8 48.2 6.5 1.8 570 1,148 0.8 5.1 .. 85.0 91.0
South Sudan 2.7 41.5 54.2 42.4 30 73 .. .. .. 35.4 ..
Spain 9.0 70.9 24.0 .. 2,658 2,966 4.9 5.7 3.1 100.0 100.0
Sri Lanka 3.5 56.1 42.1 1.3 127 369 0.7 1.6 3.6 .. ..
St. Kitts and
5.1 42.2 50.8 1.0 771 1,152 .. .. 2.3 .. 79.0
Nevis
St. Lucia 6.7 53.6 45.6 6.7 500 698 0.1 .. 1.6 92.0 85.0
St. Martin
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(French part)
St. Vincent and
8.6 50.8 49.2 1.2 575 917 .. .. 5.2 .. 100.0
the Grenadines
Sudan 8.4 21.4 75.5 2.6 130 282 0.3 0.8 0.8 67.3 ..

World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016

 People 2.15 World Development Indicators:
Health systems
Health expenditure Health workers Hospital beds Completeness Completeness
of birth of death
registration registration

Total Public Out of pocket External Per capita Per capita Physicians Nurses and

resources midwives

% of GDP % of total % of total % of total $ PPP $ per 1,000 people per 1,000 people per 1,000 people % %

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2008­14 2008­14 2007­12 2008­15 2007­13
Suriname 5.7 51.7 11.4 1.5 589 979 .. .. 3.1 98.9 100.0
Swaziland 9.3 75.7 10.3 21.7 248 587 0.2 1.6 2.1 53.5 ..
Sweden 11.9 84.0 14.1 .. 6,808 5,219 3.9 11.9 2.7 100.0 100.0
Switzerland 11.7 66.0 26.8 .. 9,674 6,468 4.0 17.4 5.0 100.0 100.0
Syrian Arab
3.3 46.3 53.7 0.7 66 376 1.5 1.9 1.5 .. 92.0
Republic
Tajikistan 6.9 28.8 61.7 8.2 76 185 1.9 5.0 5.5 88.4 ..
Tanzania 5.6 46.4 23.2 35.9 52 137 0.0 0.4 0.7 14.7 ..
Thailand 6.5 86.0 7.9 0.5 360 950 0.4 2.1 2.1 99.4 ..
Timor­Leste 1.5 90.4 9.6 31.6 57 102 0.1 1.1 5.9 55.2 ..
Togo 5.2 38.4 46.2 23.4 34 76 0.1 0.3 0.7 78.1 ..
Tonga 5.2 82.4 11.9 19.3 213 270 0.6 3.9 2.6 93.4 ..
Trinidad and
5.9 53.5 38.0 0.2 1,136 1,816 1.2 3.6 2.7 .. 85.0
Tobago
Tunisia 7.0 56.7 37.7 0.3 305 785 1.2 3.3 2.1 99.2 37.0
Turkey 5.4 77.4 17.8 0.0 568 1,036 1.7 2.4 2.5 98.8 78.0
Turkmenistan 2.1 65.2 34.8 0.7 187 320 2.4 4.4 4.0 .. ..
Turks and
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Caicos Islands
Tuvalu 16.5 99.2 0.8 13.4 633 585 1.1 5.8 .. .. ..
Uganda 7.2 24.9 41.0 35.5 52 133 0.1 1.3 0.5 29.9 ..
Ukraine 7.1 50.8 46.2 0.6 203 584 3.5 7.7 9.0 99.8 99.0
United Arab
3.6 72.3 17.8 .. 1,611 2,405 2.5 3.2 1.1 100.0 87.0
Emirates
United Kingdom 9.1 83.1 9.7 .. 3,935 3,377 2.8 8.8 2.9 100.0 100.0
United States 17.1 48.3 11.0 .. 9,403 9,403 2.5 9.8 2.9 100.0 98.0
Uruguay 8.6 71.2 15.6 0.1 1,442 1,792 3.7 5.5 2.5 99.8 99.0
Uzbekistan 5.8 53.3 43.9 0.9 124 340 2.5 11.9 4.4 .. ..
Vanuatu 5.0 89.8 5.8 48.3 158 150 0.1 1.7 1.7 43.4 ..
Venezuela, RB 5.3 29.3 64.3 0.0 873 923 .. .. 0.9 80.8 100.0
Vietnam 7.1 54.1 36.8 2.7 142 390 1.2 1.2 2.0 96.1 ..
Virgin Islands
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(U.S.)
West Bank and
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99.3 ..
Gaza
Yemen, Rep. 5.6 22.6 76.4 6.4 80 202 0.2 0.7 0.7 30.7 ..
Zambia 5.0 55.3 30.0 38.4 86 195 0.2 0.8 2.0 11.3 ..
Zimbabwe 6.4 38.3 35.9 .. 58 115 0.1 1.3 1.7 32.3 ..
World 9.9 60.1 18.2 1.2 1,061 1,276 1.5 3.3 .. 69.9 51.2
East Asia &
6.9 66.2 25.1 0.3 643 903 1.6 2.6 3.5 .. 22.3
Pacific
Europe & Central
9.5 75.5 17.0 .. 2,420 2,577 3.4 7.5 5.0 99.5 98.3
Asia
Latin America &
7.2 51.2 31.7 0.5 714 1,112 2.0 4.2 2.0 93.5 92.1
Caribbean
Middle East &
5.3 60.7 31.1 0.8 433 960 1.6 2.5 1.0 91.9 ..
North Africa
North America 16.5 49.6 11.2 .. 8,990 8,925 2.4 9.8 2.9 100.0 98.2
South Asia 4.4 31.2 61.5 2.3 67 234 0.7 1.4 0.7 61.9 8.0
Sub­Saharan
5.5 42.6 34.5 11.2 98 200 0.2 1.2 .. 45.9 ..
Africa
Low income 5.7 42.4 37.2 33.2 37 91 0.1 .. .. 45.0 ..
Lower middle
4.5 36.4 55.7 3.3 90 270 0.8 1.7 .. 64.2 ..
income
Upper middle
6.2 55.2 32.2 0.2 516 926 2.0 3.0 3.3 .. 42.9
income
High income 12.3 62.3 13.3 .. 5,251 5,193 2.9 8.6 4.2 100.0 98.8

Most Recent Value (MRV) if data for the specified year or full period are not available; or growth rate is calculated for less than the full
period.

About the Data

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP)

Long definition

World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016

 People 2.15 World Development Indicators:
Health systems
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition
activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure)

Long definition
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from
international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health
expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not
include provision of water and sanitation.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

Out­of­pocket health expenditure (% of total expenditure on health)

Long definition
Out of pocket expenditure is any direct outlay by households, including gratuities and in­kind payments, to health practitioners and suppliers of pharmaceuticals, therapeutic
appliances, and other goods and services whose primary intent is to contribute to the restoration or enhancement of the health status of individuals or population groups. It is a part
of private health expenditure.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

External resources for health (% of total expenditure on health)

Long definition
External resources for health are funds or services in kind that are provided by entities not part of the country in question. The resources may come from international
organizations, other countries through bilateral arrangements, or foreign nongovernmental organizations. These resources are part of total health expenditure.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

Health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Long definition
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family
planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

Health expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

Long definition
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family
planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in international dollars converted
using 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) rates.

Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Long definition
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Long definition
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel,
such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Long definition
World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016
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Health systems
Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care
are included.

Source
Data are from the World Health Organization, supplemented by country data.

Completeness of birth registration (%)

Long definition
Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth
registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source
UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

Completeness of death registration with cause­of­death information (%)

Long definition
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.

Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

Please see the online table at http://wdi.worldbank.org/table/2.15 for observation­level metadata, which can be downloaded in Excel.

World Development Indicators Last updated date:08/10/2016