Table 1

Estimated global expenditures by healthcare functions and healthcare provider categories

Healthcare functionsHierarchy levelEstimated global expenditures per capita 2017 US$, (uncertainty intervals)
1. Curative care1523 (338 to 604)
 1.1 Curative care—inpatient2223 (155 to 276)
 1.2 Curative care—day220 (10 to 36)
 1.3 Curative care—outpatient2232 (137 to 291)
 1.4 Curative care—home-based26 (4 to 12)
 1.nec Curative care—NEC242 (14 to 92)
2. Rehabilitative care125 (12 to 74)
 2.1 Rehabilitative care—inpatient211 (5 to 31)
 2.2 Rehabilitative care—day22 (1 to 5)
 2.3 Rehabilitative care—outpatient26 (2 to 20)
 2.4 Rehabilitative care—home-based21 (0 to 5)
 2.nec Rehabilitative care—NEC25 (1 to 19)
3. Long-term care176 (55 to 117)
 3.1 Long-term care—inpatient249 (29 to 77)
 3.2 Long-term care—day24 (2 to 7)
 3.3 Long-term care—outpatient21 (0 to 3)
 3.4 Long-term care—home-based214 (8 to 23)
 3.nec Long-term care—NEC28 (1 to 26)
4. Ancillary care159 (23 to 149)
5. Medical goods1178 (132 to 274)
 5.1 Medical goods—pharms and other medical non-durable goods2136 (92 to 214)
 5.2 Medical goods—therapeutic appliances and prosthetics224 (15 to 42)
 5.nec Medical goods—NEC218 (5 to 47)
6.Preventative care147 (33 to 72)
 6.1 Prevention care—IEC programmes25 (3 to 9)
 6.2 Prevention care—immunisation programmes24 (2 to 8)
 6.3 Prevention care—early disease detection22 (1 to 4)
 6.4 Prevention care—healthy condition monitoring programmes27 (4 to 14)
 6.5 Prevention care—EPI surveillance and risk and disease control programmes24 (3 to 7)
 6.6 Prevention care—preparing for disaster and emergency response programmes21 (0 to 2)
 6.nec Prevention care—NEC223 (14 to 37)
7.Governance and admin164 (40 to 110)
9.Other healthcare services147 (25 to 83)
Healthcare providersHierarchy levelsEstimated global expenditures per capita 2017 US$, (uncertainty intervals)
1. Hospitals1360 (308 to 396)
1.1 Hospitals—general2243 (179 to 303)
1.2 Hospitals—mental health215 (9 to 22)
1.3 Hospitals—specialised232 (20 to 51)
1.nec Hospitals—other270 (34 to 122)
2. Residential long-term care facilities153 (43 to 65)
3. Providers of ambulatory care1260 (214 to 293)
3.1 Providers of ambulatory care—medical practices282 (52 to 114)
3.2 Providers of ambulatory care—dental practices233 (19 to 49)
3.3 Providers of ambulatory care—other practices216 (10 to 26)
3.4 Providers of ambulatory care—ambulatory healthcare centres262 (39 to 89)
3.5 Providers of home healthcare services213 (6 to 32)
3.nec Providers of ambulatory care—NEC254 (18 to 112)
4. Providers of ancillary services142 (12 to 136)
5. Retailers and other providers of medical goods1147 (126 to 166)
6. Providers of preventative care132 (25 to 39)
7. Healthcare system admin152 (40 to 63)
8. Rest of economy112 (8 to 20)
9. Rest of world118 (4 to 66)
NEC141 (26 to 64)
  • EPI, Expanded Programme on Immunisation; IEC, Information, Education and Communication; NEC, not elsewhere classified.