Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Jamaica in 2023 — 20.25%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 13.32 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.25 | +1.22 pp |
| 2022 | 19.03 | −2.93 pp |
| 2021 | 21.96 | −2.48 pp |
| 2020 | 24.44 | −2.46 pp |
| 2019 | 26.89 | −0.48 pp |
| 2018 | 27.37 | +0.66 pp |
| 2017 | 26.72 | −2.29 pp |
| 2016 | 29 | −2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 31.1 | −4.33 pp |
| 2014 | 35.43 | −1.09 pp |
| 2013 | 36.52 | −1.69 pp |
| 2012 | 38.21 | +0.81 pp |
| 2011 | 37.4 | +0.29 pp |
| 2010 | 37.11 | −0.65 pp |
| 2009 | 37.76 | −3.37 pp |
| 2008 | 41.13 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 40.84 | −4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 45.73 | +1.07 pp |
| 2005 | 44.67 | +4.28 pp |
| 2004 | 40.38 | −4.31 pp |
| 2003 | 44.69 | +6.83 pp |
| 2002 | 37.86 | −0.56 pp |
| 2001 | 38.42 | +4.86 pp |
| 2000 | 33.56 | — |
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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