Out-of-pocket health expenditure in India in 2023 — 43.89%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.82 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.89 | −0.66 pp |
| 2022 | 44.54 | −0.57 pp |
| 2021 | 45.11 | −4.4 pp |
| 2020 | 49.51 | −2.49 pp |
| 2019 | 52 | −1.23 pp |
| 2018 | 53.23 | −1.88 pp |
| 2017 | 55.11 | −8.09 pp |
| 2016 | 63.21 | −1.46 pp |
| 2015 | 64.66 | −2.35 pp |
| 2014 | 67.01 | −2.06 pp |
| 2013 | 69.07 | +6.07 pp |
| 2012 | 63 | +0.78 pp |
| 2011 | 62.22 | −2.96 pp |
| 2010 | 65.18 | −1.57 pp |
| 2009 | 66.76 | −2.39 pp |
| 2008 | 69.15 | −1.67 pp |
| 2007 | 70.82 | −1.44 pp |
| 2006 | 72.26 | −0.89 pp |
| 2005 | 73.15 | +0.67 pp |
| 2004 | 72.48 | −0.94 pp |
| 2003 | 73.42 | +0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 73.37 | −0.73 pp |
| 2001 | 74.11 | +2.4 pp |
| 2000 | 71.7 | — |
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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