per capita
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Per capita prescription-drug spending is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.3% through 2033, according to Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Per capita disposable income in cities is less than $700 a month, while in the countryside as many as several hundred million people subsist on just a few dollars each day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Per capita healthcare spending in the U.S. has risen from about $350 in 1970 to $14, 470 in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
Per capita income is eight times higher than it was 20 years ago.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025
Per capita income has risen for six consecutive years and was more than $24,000 in 2005 in purchasing power parity terms.
From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
