Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Italy in 2024 — 22.31%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.15 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.31 | −1.34 pp |
| 2023 | 23.65 | +0.33 pp |
| 2022 | 23.32 | +0.51 pp |
| 2021 | 22.81 | +1.33 pp |
| 2020 | 21.48 | −2.39 pp |
| 2019 | 23.87 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 23.97 | −0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 24.13 | +0.43 pp |
| 2016 | 23.69 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 23.8 | +0.84 pp |
| 2014 | 22.96 | +0.21 pp |
| 2013 | 22.74 | +0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 22.55 | +0.52 pp |
| 2011 | 22.03 | +1.48 pp |
| 2010 | 20.55 | −0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 20.66 | −0.68 pp |
| 2008 | 21.34 | −0.18 pp |
| 2007 | 21.52 | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 21.32 | −0.29 pp |
| 2005 | 21.61 | −1.23 pp |
| 2004 | 22.83 | −0.89 pp |
| 2003 | 23.72 | −0.41 pp |
| 2002 | 24.13 | −0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 24.48 | −1.99 pp |
| 2000 | 26.46 | — |
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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