Out-of-pocket health expenditure in BRICS in 2023 — 27.66%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.84 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.66 | −0.09 pp |
| 2022 | 27.75 | +0.32 pp |
| 2021 | 27.43 | −0.26 pp |
| 2020 | 27.69 | −2.35 pp |
| 2019 | 30.04 | −0.69 pp |
| 2018 | 30.74 | +0.44 pp |
| 2017 | 30.29 | −2.26 pp |
| 2016 | 32.56 | −0.98 pp |
| 2015 | 33.54 | −1.01 pp |
| 2014 | 34.55 | −2.17 pp |
| 2013 | 36.72 | −0.57 pp |
| 2012 | 37.29 | −0.75 pp |
| 2011 | 38.05 | −1.53 pp |
| 2010 | 39.58 | +1.39 pp |
| 2009 | 38.18 | −1.54 pp |
| 2008 | 39.72 | −1.28 pp |
| 2007 | 41 | −1.39 pp |
| 2006 | 42.39 | −1.55 pp |
| 2005 | 43.94 | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 43.14 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 42.85 | −0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 43.32 | +1.34 pp |
| 2001 | 41.98 | −0.52 pp |
| 2000 | 42.5 | — |
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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