Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Laos in 2023 — 44.84%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.06 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.84 | +16.16 pp |
| 2022 | 28.69 | −2.02 pp |
| 2021 | 30.71 | −10.35 pp |
| 2020 | 41.06 | −0.77 pp |
| 2019 | 41.83 | −6.71 pp |
| 2018 | 48.55 | +2.31 pp |
| 2017 | 46.24 | −0.21 pp |
| 2016 | 46.44 | +1.08 pp |
| 2015 | 45.37 | −5.51 pp |
| 2014 | 50.88 | +2.18 pp |
| 2013 | 48.7 | +0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 48.63 | −3.97 pp |
| 2011 | 52.6 | +16.64 pp |
| 2010 | 35.96 | +9.08 pp |
| 2009 | 26.88 | −4.5 pp |
| 2008 | 31.38 | −3.79 pp |
| 2007 | 35.17 | −5.91 pp |
| 2006 | 41.08 | −2.64 pp |
| 2005 | 43.72 | −3.54 pp |
| 2004 | 47.26 | −7.5 pp |
| 2003 | 54.76 | +5.09 pp |
| 2002 | 49.67 | +5.7 pp |
| 2001 | 43.97 | −0.81 pp |
| 2000 | 44.78 | — |
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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