National health expenditure per person (US) in United States
National health expenditure per person (US) in the United States was $15,474 in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 6.1% from 2023.
National health expenditure per person (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024
All 65 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,474 |
| 2023 | 14,580 |
| 2022 | 13,689 |
| 2021 | 13,137 |
| 2020 | 12,637 |
| 2019 | 11,487 |
| 2018 | 11,042 |
| 2017 | 10,582 |
| 2016 | 10,229 |
| 2015 | 9,860 |
| 2014 | 9,421 |
| 2013 | 9,024 |
| 2012 | 8,860 |
| 2011 | 8,590 |
| 2010 | 8,377 |
| 2009 | 8,132 |
| 2008 | 7,907 |
| 2007 | 7,662 |
| 2006 | 7,266 |
| 2005 | 6,871 |
| 2004 | 6,481 |
| 2003 | 6,112 |
| 2002 | 5,678 |
| 2001 | 5,209 |
| 2000 | 4,842 |
| 1999 | 4,559 |
| 1998 | 4,335 |
| 1997 | 4,141 |
| 1996 | 3,966 |
| 1995 | 3,807 |
| 1994 | 3,641 |
| 1993 | 3,486 |
| 1992 | 3,284 |
| 1991 | 3,065 |
| 1990 | 2,835 |
| 1989 | 2,560 |
| 1988 | 2,321 |
| 1987 | 2,090 |
| 1986 | 1,937 |
| 1985 | 1,822 |
| 1984 | 1,679 |
| 1983 | 1,537 |
| 1982 | 1,408 |
| 1981 | 1,262 |
| 1980 | 1,099 |
| 1979 | 963 |
| 1978 | 859 |
| 1977 | 772 |
| 1976 | 685 |
| 1975 | 603 |
| 1974 | 533 |
| 1973 | 474 |
| 1972 | 430 |
| 1971 | 387 |
| 1970 | 353 |
| 1969 | 315 |
| 1968 | 282 |
| 1967 | 251 |
| 1966 | 227 |
| 1965 | 208 |
| 1964 | 194 |
| 1963 | 178 |
| 1962 | 165 |
| 1961 | 154 |
| 1960 | 146 |
Definition
US national health expenditure divided by the resident population (Census Bureau, excluding armed forces overseas), in US dollars per person, as published by CMS.
National Health Expenditure Accounts definition: health consumption spending plus investment in research, structures and equipment, at current prices. It is broader than the OECD System of Health Accounts figure (health_expenditure_gdp, health_expenditure_per_capita_usd_ppp), which excludes investment; use those to compare countries. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.
How to cite
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960 (National health expenditure per person (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical
MLA 9
CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960, National health expenditure per person (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-per-person-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960. National health expenditure per person (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-per-person-us/united-states.
Harvard
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960, National health expenditure per person (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-per-person-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_national_health_expenditure_per_2024,
author = {{Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary}},
title = {{CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960: National health expenditure per person (US), United States, 1960 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-per-person-us/united-states. Publisher attribution: Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
RIS
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National health expenditure per person (US) in the United States was $15,474 in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 6.1% from 2023.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures, per capita amount, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
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$15,474 in 2024, the highest value since 1960 in this series.