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Expenditure On Retail Pharmaceuticals Per Capita, 2017 (USD$ PPP)
Prescribed Medicines: $123
Over-The-Counter Medicines: $49
Medical Non-Durable: $3
Total: $175

Source: OECD (2019), Health at a Glance 2019: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/4dd50c09-en.
https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/health-at-a-glance-19991312.htm


Expenditure On Retail Pharmaceuticals By Type Of Financing, 2017 (%)
Government/Compulsory Plans: 42%
Voluntary Health Insurance Plans: 0%
Out-Of-Pocket: 57%
Other: 0%

Source: OECD (2019), Health at a Glance 2019: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/4dd50c09-en.
https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/health-at-a-glance-19991312.htm


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Page last updated Dec. 22, 2020 by Doug McVay, Editor.

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