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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Iraq

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Iraq in 2023 — 53.98%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 192. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 0.57 pp.

2023 53.98% +0.89 pp vs 2022
World rank 166of 192
Period maximum 76.19%2015
Period minimum 21.32%2008

Trend over time

2003–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Iraq, 2003–2023020406080200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 54.55%2004: 28.62%2005: 29.04%2006: 32.59%2007: 29.55%2008: 21.32%2009: 22.37%2010: 26.03%2011: 25.03%2012: 61.66%2013: 58.57%2014: 62.03%2015: 76.19%2016: 44.25%2017: 58.05%2018: 50.39%2019: 50.1%2020: 54.66%2021: 49.91%2022: 53.09%2023: 53.98%
Change over the period: −0.57 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 53.98%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.38%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 53.98 +0.89 pp
2022 53.09 +3.18 pp
2021 49.91 −4.75 pp
2020 54.66 +4.56 pp
2019 50.1 −0.3 pp
2018 50.39 −7.65 pp
2017 58.05 +13.79 pp
2016 44.25 −31.94 pp
2015 76.19 +14.16 pp
2014 62.03 +3.46 pp
2013 58.57 −3.09 pp
2012 61.66 +36.63 pp
2011 25.03 −1 pp
2010 26.03 +3.66 pp
2009 22.37 +1.05 pp
2008 21.32 −8.23 pp
2007 29.55 −3.04 pp
2006 32.59 +3.54 pp
2005 29.04 +0.43 pp
2004 28.62 −25.93 pp
2003 54.55 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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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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