United States of America - Total health expenditure as a share of GDP

18.8 (%) in 2020

In 2020, health expenditure as a share of GDP for United States of America was 18.8 %. Health expenditure as a share of GDP of United States of America increased from 13.2 % in 2001 to 18.8 % in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 1.95%.

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What is health expenditure as a share of GDP?

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.

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