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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Cyprus

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Cyprus in 2023 — 17.94%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 37.96 pp.

2023 17.94% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 60of 192
Period maximum 55.9%2000
Period minimum 16.23%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Cyprus, 2000–202302040602000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 55.9%2001: 55.22%2002: 52.77%2003: 47.65%2004: 49.88%2005: 49.83%2006: 48.33%2007: 48.8%2008: 51.4%2009: 49.92%2010: 43.11%2011: 41.37%2012: 42.37%2013: 42.6%2014: 45.11%2015: 43.62%2016: 44.61%2017: 44.76%2018: 44.36%2019: 33.73%2020: 21.37%2021: 16.23%2022: 18.04%2023: 17.94%
Change over the period: −37.96 pp Annual average: -1.65 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Cyprus 17.94%
World 17.33%
Europe & Central Asia 16.5%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.94 −0.1 pp
2022 18.04 +1.81 pp
2021 16.23 −5.14 pp
2020 21.37 −12.36 pp
2019 33.73 −10.63 pp
2018 44.36 −0.4 pp
2017 44.76 +0.15 pp
2016 44.61 +0.98 pp
2015 43.62 −1.49 pp
2014 45.11 +2.51 pp
2013 42.6 +0.23 pp
2012 42.37 +1 pp
2011 41.37 −1.73 pp
2010 43.11 −6.82 pp
2009 49.92 −1.48 pp
2008 51.4 +2.6 pp
2007 48.8 +0.47 pp
2006 48.33 −1.5 pp
2005 49.83 −0.05 pp
2004 49.88 +2.23 pp
2003 47.65 −5.12 pp
2002 52.77 −2.44 pp
2001 55.22 −0.69 pp
2000 55.9 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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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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