Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Belize in 2023 — 26.78%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.36 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.78 | −0.03 pp |
| 2022 | 26.82 | +4.79 pp |
| 2021 | 22.03 | +1.22 pp |
| 2020 | 20.81 | −1.87 pp |
| 2019 | 22.68 | −0.29 pp |
| 2018 | 22.97 | −0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 23.14 | +0.56 pp |
| 2016 | 22.58 | −0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 23.28 | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 22.78 | −2.58 pp |
| 2013 | 25.36 | +0.18 pp |
| 2012 | 25.19 | +1.15 pp |
| 2011 | 24.04 | −0.59 pp |
| 2010 | 24.63 | +0.29 pp |
| 2009 | 24.34 | +0.11 pp |
| 2008 | 24.23 | −1.89 pp |
| 2007 | 26.13 | −4.03 pp |
| 2006 | 30.16 | −2.95 pp |
| 2005 | 33.11 | −1.16 pp |
| 2004 | 34.27 | −0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 34.34 | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 33.94 | −0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 34.01 | −4.13 pp |
| 2000 | 38.14 | — |
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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