Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Cameroon in 2023 — 67.65%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.82 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.65 | −0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 67.75 | −2.89 pp |
| 2021 | 70.64 | −1.24 pp |
| 2020 | 71.88 | −0.31 pp |
| 2019 | 72.19 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 72.26 | −6.2 pp |
| 2017 | 78.46 | +5.07 pp |
| 2016 | 73.39 | −0.45 pp |
| 2015 | 73.83 | +4.85 pp |
| 2014 | 68.98 | −0.73 pp |
| 2013 | 69.72 | +2.87 pp |
| 2012 | 66.84 | −2.8 pp |
| 2011 | 69.65 | −6.37 pp |
| 2010 | 76.02 | −0.74 pp |
| 2009 | 76.77 | +2.52 pp |
| 2008 | 74.25 | −1.32 pp |
| 2007 | 75.57 | +1.21 pp |
| 2006 | 74.36 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 74.34 | +0.45 pp |
| 2004 | 73.89 | +2.38 pp |
| 2003 | 71.52 | +1.33 pp |
| 2002 | 70.18 | −4.92 pp |
| 2001 | 75.1 | −3.37 pp |
| 2000 | 78.47 | — |
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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