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    | Field Listing :: Health expenditures |  |  
  
    | This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health. |  
    | Country Comparison to the World |  
  
    
    | Country | Health expenditures(% of GDP) |  
      
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        | Palau | 10.6% of GDP (2011) |  |