Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Iran in 2023 — 43.15%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 16.45 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.15 | +1.56 pp |
| 2022 | 41.59 | −0.11 pp |
| 2021 | 41.7 | +4.3 pp |
| 2020 | 37.4 | −1.73 pp |
| 2019 | 39.14 | −0.86 pp |
| 2018 | 40 | +7.2 pp |
| 2017 | 32.8 | −3.75 pp |
| 2016 | 36.55 | −2.4 pp |
| 2015 | 38.95 | −1.16 pp |
| 2014 | 40.11 | −7.75 pp |
| 2013 | 47.86 | −7.1 pp |
| 2012 | 54.96 | −2.56 pp |
| 2011 | 57.52 | −1.88 pp |
| 2010 | 59.4 | +3.37 pp |
| 2009 | 56.03 | +0.55 pp |
| 2008 | 55.48 | +2.26 pp |
| 2007 | 53.21 | +1.53 pp |
| 2006 | 51.69 | −4.41 pp |
| 2005 | 56.09 | −0.46 pp |
| 2004 | 56.56 | +2.49 pp |
| 2003 | 54.07 | −0.68 pp |
| 2002 | 54.75 | −4.49 pp |
| 2001 | 59.24 | −0.36 pp |
| 2000 | 59.6 | — |
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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