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August 2025 - August 2026
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Healthcare app-install costs tracked well below the overall market for the 13‑month window, with a clear rhythm of mid‑year rises and an extreme divergence in July 2026. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Healthcare in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
At a glance: median COST_PER_APP_INSTALL (CPI) for Healthcare averaged about $8.19, materially lower than the global baseline average of roughly $21.84. Healthcare showed moderate month-to-month movement for most of the period, punctuated by a sharp collapse in July 2026; the global baseline was far more volatile overall, driven by two large spikes (February and July 2026).
Healthcare CPI began July 2025 at $8.71 and finished July 2026 at $2.46 — a year‑over‑year drop of ~72%. The Healthcare series’ high point was $12.95 in June 2026 and its low was $2.46 in July 2026. Over the 13 months the median Healthcare CPI sat at ~$8.19. By contrast, the global baseline started at $9.95, averaged ~$21.84, and ended at an outsized $96.91 in July 2026 (the baseline’s single largest outlier).
Monthly swings for Healthcare were meaningful but contained: the average absolute month‑to‑month move was about $2.60. The baseline’s monthly absolute moves averaged roughly $11.5, reflecting much greater volatility driven by a February 2026 rise to $30.13 and the July 2026 spike.
Key monthly moves: Healthcare dipped early (Aug 2025 to $5.46), climbed back into the $8–9 range through autumn, eased to ~ $6.00 in Jan 2026, then rebounded into double digits by March–June 2026 (peaking $11.10 in May, $12.95 in June) before the steep fall to $2.46 in July 2026.
The series shows a modest seasonal beat into spring (Feb–Jun) with a clear mid‑year build in Healthcare CPI through May–June. Late‑year and early‑year months (Nov–Jan) were softer compared with the spring rebound. The dramatic July 2026 split — Healthcare collapsing while the baseline exploded — stands out as an outlying rhythm breaker rather than a steady seasonal pattern.
Across the window, Healthcare moved in recognizable pulses: an early summer trough-to-rebound cycle, lower winter medians, and a spring lift into Q2 before the final collapse. The global baseline reflected similar seasonal lifts but with amplified spikes in Feb and July.
Relative to the baseline, Healthcare ran materially below market throughout the year. The gap ranged from about 12% below the baseline (narrowest in June 2026) to roughly 97% below (widest in July 2026, driven by the baseline’s outlier). Most months showed Healthcare CPI around 30–60% lower than the global benchmark; February 2026 and the final month produced the largest relative divergences. Healthcare’s average monthly absolute volatility (~$2.6) was far lower than the global average (~$11.5), indicating a generally steadier trajectory except for the end‑period collapse.
Understanding COST_PER_APP_INSTALL benchmarks for Healthcare in All countries available — and how they compare to Facebook Ads benchmarks and broader CPM analysis — frames how industry ad performance and country‑specific ad costs can diverge from global CPI trends.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Facebook advertising costs vary based on many factors including industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objectives. In the Healthcare industry, Facebook ad costs can be higher than average due to specialized audience targeting and compliance requirements. Geographic targeting affects ad costs based on market competition and user engagement in different regions. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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