Health Financing

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) performs health financing work which examines health spending from governments, individuals, and other channels to inform policymakers about where resources for health are coming from and where they are going.

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Dataset	Publication Date	Data and Documentation	Related Publications and Visualizations
Global Brain Health Spending 2000-2019	Apr 29, 2025	Access Data	Estimating global direct health-care spending on neurological and mental health between 2000 and 2019: a modelling study
United States Health Care Spending Variation 2019	Feb 14, 2025	Access Data	Drivers of Variation in Health Care Spending Across US Counties
United States Health Care Spending by Health Condition and County 2010-2019	Feb 14, 2025	Access Data	Tracking US Health Care Spending by Health Condition and County
Global Malaria Spending by Program Area 2000-2020	Nov 15, 2024	Access Data	Examining malaria treatment and prevention spending efficiency in malaria-endemic countries, 2000-2020
United States Human Development Index Estimates 2008-2021	Nov 7, 2024	Access Data	News Release: First-of-its-kind analysis of US national data reveals significant disparities in individual well-being as measured by lifespan, education, and income Disparities in wellbeing in the USA by race and ethnicity, age, sex, and location, 2008–21: an analysis using the Human Development Index
Global Health Care Spending for Dementia Estimates and Projections 2000-2050	Aug 30, 2024	Access Data	Societal Costs of Dementia: 204 Countries, 2000–2019
Development Assistance for Health Database 1990-2023	May 13, 2024	Access Data
Development Assistance for Health on COVID-19 Database 2020-2023	May 13, 2024	Access Data
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita 1960-2050 - FGH 2023	May 13, 2024	Access Data	Financing Global Health 2023: The Future of Health Financing in the Post-Pandemic Era Financing Global Health Visualization
Global Health Spending 1995-2021	May 13, 2024	Access Data	Financing Global Health 2023: The Future of Health Financing in the Post-Pandemic Era Financing Global Health Visualization
Global Expected Health Spending 2022-2050	May 13, 2024	Access Data	Financing Global Health 2023: The Future of Health Financing in the Post-Pandemic Era Financing Global Health Visualization
United States Dementia Care Spending by State Estimates and Projections 2010-2050	Apr 12, 2024	Access Data
Development Assistance for Health on COVID-19 Database 2020-2022	Dec 21, 2023	Access Data
Development Assistance for Health Database 1990-2022	Dec 21, 2023	Access Data
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita 1960-2050 - FGH 2021	Jan 24, 2023	Access Data	Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health, 1990–2026 Financing Global Health 2021: Global health priorities in a time of change Financing Global Health Visualization Disease Spending Profiles Health Financing Methodology News release: The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist
Global Expected Health Spending 2020-2050	Jan 24, 2023	Access Data	Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health, 1990–2026 News release: The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist Financing Global Health 2021: Global health priorities in a time of change Financing Global Health visualization Disease spending profiles Our approach
Global Health Spending 1995-2019	Jan 24, 2023	Access Data	Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health, 1990–2026 News release: The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist Financing Global Health 2021: Global health priorities in a time of change Financing Global Health visualization Disease spending profiles Our approach
Development Assistance for Health Database 1990-2021	Jan 23, 2023	Access Data	Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health, 1990–2026 News release: The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist Financing Global Health 2021: Global health priorities in a time of change Financing Global Health Visualization Disease Spending Profiles Health Financing Methodology
Development Assistance for Health on COVID-19 2020-2021	Jan 23, 2023	Access Data	Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: tracking development assistance and domestic spending on health, 1990–2026 News release: The Lancet: Global health financing hits record high, historical gaps persist Financing Global Health 2021: Global health priorities in a time of change Financing Global Health Visualization Disease Spending Profiles Health Financing Methodology
Development Assistance for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery 2020-2021	Dec 28, 2022	Access Data	COVID Spending on Vaccine Delivery Visualization
United States Health Expenditure by State, Payer, and Type of Care, 2003-2019	Aug 1, 2022	Access Data	Varied health spending growth across US states was associated with income, price levels, and Medicaid expansion, 2000–19 News release: IHME study shows dramatic variation in health care spending across US states
United States Health Care Spending Effectiveness 1996-2016	Jul 20, 2022	Access Data	Health Care Spending Effectiveness: Estimates Suggest That Spending Improved US Health From 1996 To 2016
Global Dementia Care Spending and Future Spending Scenarios 2000-2050	Jun 14, 2022	Access Data	Global and regional spending on dementia care from 2000–2019 and expected future health spending scenarios from 2020–2050: An economic modelling exercise
Development Assistance for Human Resources for Health 1990-2020	Jun 11, 2022	Access Data	Development assistance for human resources for health, 1990–2020
Low- and Middle-Income Country Immunization Spending Estimates 2000-2017	Nov 3, 2021	Access Data	Estimating total spending by source of funding on routine and supplementary immunisation activities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: a financial modelling study

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