per capita
Example Sentences
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Discontent with our current healthcare system, which costs twice as much per capita as some other developed countries for materially worse outcomes, is not only a Democratic issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
A 10% rise in per capita gross domestic product can reduce the number of people at high risk from climate-related hazards by almost 100 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
For example, Orlando ranked 21st when it came to gerontologists and eighth-highest for home-healthcare facilities per capita.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
GDP per capita is in decline, due to more than six million Afghans arriving from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in three years, while the World Bank estimated real growth reaching 4.8 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a population of about eleven million, the country boasted more doctors per capita than any other country in the world, and twice as many per capita as the United States.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
