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Explore patterns of global health financing flows from 1990 to 2016 in a revamped tool. View trends in development assistance for health (DAH) with interactive bar charts, maps, and scatterplots. Explore DAH levels and changes over time by source, channel, recipient region, and health focus and program area. Compare DAH disbursed or received by population, disability-adjusted life years, gross domestic product, and government health expenditure. To learn more about IHME’s research in health financing, please visit our Health Financing page.
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