Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures fell 2.57% to 22.1% in Mexico in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures in Mexico reached an all time high of 35.9% in 2003 and an all time low of 18.9% in 1999.
Mexico has been ranked 5th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (As % of Total Health Care Expenditures) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Canada | % | 17.1% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
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Japan | % | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 27.4% | 27.0% | 27.2% | 22.7% | 22.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | % | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 11.8% | ... |