Global Health Spending 1995-2017

Research by the Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network produced retrospective health spending estimates for 1995-2017 for 195 countries and territories. The estimates cover total health spending, health spending disaggregated by source into three domestic financing source categories (government, out-of-pocket, and prepaid private), and development assistance for health (DAH). Domestic health spending source data came primarily from the WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED). DAH data came from a diverse set of sources, including program reports, budget data, national estimates, and National Health Accounts (NHAs). The resulting estimates were used to help produce prospective health spending estimates for 2018-2050. Estimates are reported in constant 2019 United States dollars, constant 2019 purchasing-power parity-adjusted (PPP) dollars, and as a percent of gross domestic product.