Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 29.69%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.53 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.69 | −0.07 pp |
| 2022 | 29.75 | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 28.95 | +1.59 pp |
| 2020 | 27.37 | −0.76 pp |
| 2019 | 28.13 | +0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 28.11 | +1.16 pp |
| 2017 | 26.96 | −1.11 pp |
| 2016 | 28.07 | −0.18 pp |
| 2015 | 28.25 | −1.52 pp |
| 2014 | 29.77 | −0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 29.92 | −1.02 pp |
| 2012 | 30.94 | +0.21 pp |
| 2011 | 30.74 | −0.75 pp |
| 2010 | 31.49 | −1.78 pp |
| 2009 | 33.27 | −1.6 pp |
| 2008 | 34.87 | −2.56 pp |
| 2007 | 37.43 | −1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 39.33 | −1.39 pp |
| 2005 | 40.72 | +0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 40.66 | −0.85 pp |
| 2003 | 41.51 | +0.01 pp |
| 2002 | 41.5 | +1.65 pp |
| 2001 | 39.85 | +1.63 pp |
| 2000 | 38.22 | — |
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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