Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 25.06%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 30.26 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.06 | +0.03 pp |
| 2022 | 25.02 | +1.71 pp |
| 2021 | 23.31 | −1.32 pp |
| 2020 | 24.63 | −2.7 pp |
| 2019 | 27.33 | −1.15 pp |
| 2018 | 28.48 | −0.45 pp |
| 2017 | 28.93 | −0.55 pp |
| 2016 | 29.48 | −0.52 pp |
| 2015 | 29.99 | −1.06 pp |
| 2014 | 31.05 | −1.16 pp |
| 2013 | 32.21 | −1.19 pp |
| 2012 | 33.4 | −1.88 pp |
| 2011 | 35.28 | −1.17 pp |
| 2010 | 36.45 | −2.49 pp |
| 2009 | 38.94 | −2.64 pp |
| 2008 | 41.58 | −4.6 pp |
| 2007 | 46.18 | −8.57 pp |
| 2006 | 54.75 | +0.87 pp |
| 2005 | 53.88 | −8.38 pp |
| 2004 | 62.25 | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 61.65 | +8.2 pp |
| 2002 | 53.45 | −1.05 pp |
| 2001 | 54.5 | −0.82 pp |
| 2000 | 55.32 | — |
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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