In 2017, the median per capita spending on mental health in South American countries added up to 2.3 U.S. dollars. In Non-Latin Caribbean countries, this expenditure reached 24.2 U.S. dollars per person. That same year, 15 percent of the cases of depression worldwide were reported in the Americas.
Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region
(in U.S. dollars)
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WHO, & PAHO. (November 30, 2018). Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/
WHO, und PAHO. "Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/
WHO, PAHO. (2018). Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/
WHO, and PAHO. "Per Capita Spending on Mental Health in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2017, by Sub-region (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/
WHO & PAHO, Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Per capita spending on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], WHO, & PAHO, November 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091661/latin-america-caribbean-spending-mental-health/
