Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Afghanistan in 2023 — 77.14%. Ranked 189 in the world out of 192. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 8.24 pp.
2002–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.14 | −0.81 pp |
| 2022 | 77.95 | +0.73 pp |
| 2021 | 77.21 | +2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 74.81 | −2 pp |
| 2019 | 76.82 | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 76.22 | +0.74 pp |
| 2017 | 75.48 | −0.49 pp |
| 2016 | 75.97 | −2.41 pp |
| 2015 | 78.38 | +5.33 pp |
| 2014 | 73.06 | +1.01 pp |
| 2013 | 72.05 | −2.44 pp |
| 2012 | 74.49 | +1.23 pp |
| 2011 | 73.26 | −5.74 pp |
| 2010 | 79 | +6.22 pp |
| 2009 | 72.78 | −2.62 pp |
| 2008 | 75.4 | −2.77 pp |
| 2007 | 78.17 | +1.35 pp |
| 2006 | 76.82 | −2.15 pp |
| 2005 | 78.97 | −5.56 pp |
| 2004 | 84.53 | −1.54 pp |
| 2003 | 86.07 | +0.69 pp |
| 2002 | 85.38 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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