Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Latvia in 2023 — 35.06%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.6 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.06 | +4.32 pp |
| 2022 | 30.74 | +3.76 pp |
| 2021 | 26.98 | −4.89 pp |
| 2020 | 31.87 | −3.23 pp |
| 2019 | 35.11 | −4.07 pp |
| 2018 | 39.18 | −2.61 pp |
| 2017 | 41.79 | −1.53 pp |
| 2016 | 43.32 | +2.86 pp |
| 2015 | 40.47 | +1.36 pp |
| 2014 | 39.11 | +0.63 pp |
| 2013 | 38.47 | +0.65 pp |
| 2012 | 37.82 | +3.53 pp |
| 2011 | 34.3 | −2.89 pp |
| 2010 | 37.19 | −1.6 pp |
| 2009 | 38.78 | +1.48 pp |
| 2008 | 37.31 | +0.48 pp |
| 2007 | 36.83 | +1.23 pp |
| 2006 | 35.6 | −6.09 pp |
| 2005 | 41.69 | +1.06 pp |
| 2004 | 40.63 | −7.93 pp |
| 2003 | 48.56 | +0.98 pp |
| 2002 | 47.58 | −1.27 pp |
| 2001 | 48.85 | +1.19 pp |
| 2000 | 47.66 | — |
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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