Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Estonia in 2024 — 21.38%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.04 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.38 | −0.72 pp |
| 2023 | 22.1 | −1.04 pp |
| 2022 | 23.14 | +0.99 pp |
| 2021 | 22.15 | +0.73 pp |
| 2020 | 21.43 | −2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 23.92 | −0.59 pp |
| 2018 | 24.51 | −0.29 pp |
| 2017 | 24.81 | +1.07 pp |
| 2016 | 23.74 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 23.72 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 23.52 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 23.61 | +1.06 pp |
| 2012 | 22.54 | +0.01 pp |
| 2011 | 22.53 | −0.29 pp |
| 2010 | 22.81 | +1.58 pp |
| 2009 | 21.23 | −0.16 pp |
| 2008 | 21.39 | −1.58 pp |
| 2007 | 22.97 | −0.64 pp |
| 2006 | 23.61 | +0.59 pp |
| 2005 | 23.02 | +0.08 pp |
| 2004 | 22.94 | +1.85 pp |
| 2003 | 21.1 | +0.54 pp |
| 2002 | 20.56 | +1.31 pp |
| 2001 | 19.25 | −1.09 pp |
| 2000 | 20.34 | — |
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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
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Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
