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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Burundi

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Burundi in 2023 — 24.49%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 36.65 pp.

2023 24.49% −0.69 pp vs 2022
World rank 80of 192
Period maximum 61.14%2000
Period minimum 20.46%2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Burundi, 2000–20230204060802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 61.14%2001: 45.43%2002: 49.84%2003: 50.25%2004: 38.59%2005: 39.19%2006: 39.73%2007: 41.13%2008: 42.9%2009: 35.46%2010: 28.19%2011: 25.48%2012: 22.4%2013: 20.86%2014: 31%2015: 31.21%2016: 28.37%2017: 29%2018: 27.12%2019: 22.22%2020: 20.46%2021: 24.29%2022: 25.18%2023: 24.49%
Change over the period: −36.65 pp Annual average: -1.59 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 24.49%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 24.49 −0.69 pp
2022 25.18 +0.89 pp
2021 24.29 +3.83 pp
2020 20.46 −1.76 pp
2019 22.22 −4.9 pp
2018 27.12 −1.88 pp
2017 29 +0.63 pp
2016 28.37 −2.84 pp
2015 31.21 +0.21 pp
2014 31 +10.14 pp
2013 20.86 −1.54 pp
2012 22.4 −3.07 pp
2011 25.48 −2.71 pp
2010 28.19 −7.27 pp
2009 35.46 −7.44 pp
2008 42.9 +1.77 pp
2007 41.13 +1.4 pp
2006 39.73 +0.54 pp
2005 39.19 +0.59 pp
2004 38.59 −11.66 pp
2003 50.25 +0.41 pp
2002 49.84 +4.41 pp
2001 45.43 −15.71 pp
2000 61.14 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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About the indicator

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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