Out-of-pocket health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 26%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.52 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | +1.31 pp |
| 2022 | 24.69 | −0.05 pp |
| 2021 | 24.75 | −0.51 pp |
| 2020 | 25.26 | −0.67 pp |
| 2019 | 25.92 | −0.34 pp |
| 2018 | 26.27 | +0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 25.85 | +0.42 pp |
| 2016 | 25.43 | −0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 25.72 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 25.42 | −0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 25.53 | +1.16 pp |
| 2012 | 24.37 | +0.38 pp |
| 2011 | 23.99 | −1.03 pp |
| 2010 | 25.01 | −0.36 pp |
| 2009 | 25.38 | −0.91 pp |
| 2008 | 26.29 | −0.24 pp |
| 2007 | 26.52 | −0.76 pp |
| 2006 | 27.28 | +1.14 pp |
| 2005 | 26.14 | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 25.74 | −0.34 pp |
| 2003 | 26.08 | +0.75 pp |
| 2002 | 25.33 | +0.77 pp |
| 2001 | 24.55 | +1.08 pp |
| 2000 | 23.48 | — |
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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