Total health expenditure per capita rose 4.85% to USD 4,950 in Ireland in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure per capita in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 5,405 in 2014 and an all time low of USD 25.0 in 1960. When compared to Ireland's main peers, total health expenditure per capita in Canada amounted to USD 4,766 , USD 4,572 in France, USD 6,122 in Iceland and USD 3,976 in United Kingdom in 2017.
Ireland has been ranked 12th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure per capita, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Health Expenditure Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | USD | 6,209 | 6,393 | 6,110 | 5,611 | 4,849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD | 4,951 | 4,742 | 5,093 | 4,961 | 4,146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD | 5,695 | 5,763 | 5,718 | 5,081 | 4,549 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD | 6,522 | 6,204 | 6,270 | 6,401 | 5,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD | 4,934 | 4,644 | 4,864 | 5,153 | 4,351 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 4,992 | 4,717 | 5,006 | 5,205 | 4,574 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 3,995 | 3,850 | 4,126 | 4,558 | 4,336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD | 4,310 | 4,079 | 4,233 | 5,405 | 4,625 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD | 3,422 | 3,114 | 3,155 | 3,198 | 2,716 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 609 | 618 | 664 | 600 | 543 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 9,261 | 9,312 | 9,715 | 9,201 | 7,660 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD | 2,944 | 2,626 | 2,581 | 2,661 | 2,336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD | 5,403 | 5,293 | 5,680 | 6,682 | 5,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD | 8,553 | 8,845 | 9,146 | 9,020 | 9,501 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD | 3,607 | 3,595 | 3,598 | 4,678 | 4,479 |
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