Out-of-pocket health expenditure in China in 2023 — 32.17%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.95 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.17 | +0.55 pp |
| 2022 | 31.63 | −2.77 pp |
| 2021 | 34.39 | −0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 34.79 | −0.44 pp |
| 2019 | 35.23 | −0.52 pp |
| 2018 | 35.75 | −0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 36.05 | +0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 35.91 | +0.82 pp |
| 2015 | 35.09 | −1.48 pp |
| 2014 | 36.56 | −1.59 pp |
| 2013 | 38.16 | −1.08 pp |
| 2012 | 39.23 | −1.03 pp |
| 2011 | 40.27 | −0.53 pp |
| 2010 | 40.8 | −2.66 pp |
| 2009 | 43.46 | −3.91 pp |
| 2008 | 47.37 | −3.92 pp |
| 2007 | 51.29 | −4.7 pp |
| 2006 | 55.99 | −1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 57.69 | −1.08 pp |
| 2004 | 58.77 | −1.95 pp |
| 2003 | 60.72 | −2.13 pp |
| 2002 | 62.85 | −1.34 pp |
| 2001 | 64.19 | +4.07 pp |
| 2000 | 60.13 | — |
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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