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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lebanon

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Lebanon in 2023 — 29.7%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 28.09 pp.

2023 29.7% −2.73 pp vs 2022
World rank 108of 192
Period maximum 57.79%2000
Period minimum 29.7%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lebanon, 2000–202320304050602000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 57.79%2001: 54.84%2002: 54.12%2003: 52.48%2004: 48.88%2005: 47.32%2006: 44.69%2007: 44.08%2008: 44.86%2009: 44.57%2010: 43.59%2011: 40.19%2012: 37.34%2013: 36.95%2014: 35.56%2015: 32.7%2016: 31.97%2017: 33.07%2018: 35.3%2019: 30.71%2020: 30.31%2021: 32.36%2022: 32.43%2023: 29.7%
Change over the period: −28.09 pp Annual average: -1.22 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 29.7%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.61%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.7 −2.73 pp
2022 32.43 +0.07 pp
2021 32.36 +2.05 pp
2020 30.31 −0.4 pp
2019 30.71 −4.59 pp
2018 35.3 +2.24 pp
2017 33.07 +1.09 pp
2016 31.97 −0.72 pp
2015 32.7 −2.87 pp
2014 35.56 −1.39 pp
2013 36.95 −0.39 pp
2012 37.34 −2.85 pp
2011 40.19 −3.4 pp
2010 43.59 −0.98 pp
2009 44.57 −0.29 pp
2008 44.86 +0.78 pp
2007 44.08 −0.61 pp
2006 44.69 −2.63 pp
2005 47.32 −1.56 pp
2004 48.88 −3.6 pp
2003 52.48 −1.63 pp
2002 54.12 −0.73 pp
2001 54.84 −2.95 pp
2000 57.79 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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About the indicator

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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