Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Iceland in 2024 — 14.88%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.14 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.88 | +0.19 pp |
| 2023 | 14.69 | +1.01 pp |
| 2022 | 13.67 | −0.87 pp |
| 2021 | 14.54 | −0.33 pp |
| 2020 | 14.87 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 15.43 | −0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 15.82 | −0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 16.33 | −0.42 pp |
| 2016 | 16.75 | −0.76 pp |
| 2015 | 17.51 | −0.34 pp |
| 2014 | 17.85 | −0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 18.14 | −0.31 pp |
| 2012 | 18.46 | +0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 18.39 | −0.27 pp |
| 2010 | 18.66 | +1.79 pp |
| 2009 | 16.87 | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 16.27 | −0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 16.47 | −0.48 pp |
| 2006 | 16.95 | −0.64 pp |
| 2005 | 17.59 | −0.12 pp |
| 2004 | 17.7 | +0.32 pp |
| 2003 | 17.39 | +0.08 pp |
| 2002 | 17.3 | −0.78 pp |
| 2001 | 18.08 | +0.07 pp |
| 2000 | 18.02 | — |
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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