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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Eritrea

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Eritrea in 2023 — 48.45%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.32 pp.

2023 48.45% −5.85 pp vs 2022
World rank 157of 192
Period maximum 63.77%2000
Period minimum 32.6%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Eritrea, 2000–202330405060702000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 63.77%2001: 55.93%2002: 46.02%2003: 38.93%2004: 35.14%2005: 35.24%2006: 34.46%2007: 44.09%2008: 32.6%2009: 45.82%2010: 48.66%2011: 36.47%2012: 52.55%2013: 48.77%2014: 50.96%2015: 42.9%2016: 59%2017: 46.97%2018: 50.78%2019: 46.44%2020: 48.56%2021: 49.67%2022: 54.29%2023: 48.45%
Change over the period: −15.32 pp Annual average: -0.67 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eritrea 48.45%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 48.45 −5.85 pp
2022 54.29 +4.62 pp
2021 49.67 +1.12 pp
2020 48.56 +2.12 pp
2019 46.44 −4.33 pp
2018 50.78 +3.8 pp
2017 46.97 −12.03 pp
2016 59 +16.1 pp
2015 42.9 −8.06 pp
2014 50.96 +2.19 pp
2013 48.77 −3.78 pp
2012 52.55 +16.08 pp
2011 36.47 −12.18 pp
2010 48.66 +2.83 pp
2009 45.82 +13.23 pp
2008 32.6 −11.5 pp
2007 44.09 +9.64 pp
2006 34.46 −0.78 pp
2005 35.24 +0.1 pp
2004 35.14 −3.79 pp
2003 38.93 −7.09 pp
2002 46.02 −9.91 pp
2001 55.93 −7.84 pp
2000 63.77 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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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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