Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ireland in 2024 — 10.61%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.51 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.61 | −0.69 pp |
| 2023 | 11.3 | −0.25 pp |
| 2022 | 11.55 | +0.03 pp |
| 2021 | 11.53 | +0.09 pp |
| 2020 | 11.44 | −1.22 pp |
| 2019 | 12.66 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 12.66 | −0.45 pp |
| 2017 | 13.11 | −0.36 pp |
| 2016 | 13.47 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 13.51 | −0.48 pp |
| 2014 | 13.99 | +0.23 pp |
| 2013 | 13.76 | +0.44 pp |
| 2012 | 13.33 | −0.26 pp |
| 2011 | 13.58 | −0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 13.8 | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 12.7 | +0.84 pp |
| 2008 | 11.86 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 11.57 | −2.36 pp |
| 2006 | 13.93 | +0.38 pp |
| 2005 | 13.55 | +1.33 pp |
| 2004 | 12.22 | −0.93 pp |
| 2003 | 13.15 | +2.68 pp |
| 2002 | 10.47 | −0.18 pp |
| 2001 | 10.65 | −1.47 pp |
| 2000 | 12.12 | — |
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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