per cap ‧ i ‧ ta /pə ˈkæpətə $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'by heads' ]
used to describe the average amount of something in a particular place, calculated according to the number of people who live there:
the country’s per capita income
the number of crimes that occur per capita