Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Lesotho in 2023 — 13.2%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 26.53 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.2 | +0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 12.75 | −1.92 pp |
| 2021 | 14.67 | −1.35 pp |
| 2020 | 16.02 | +8.73 pp |
| 2019 | 7.29 | −7.21 pp |
| 2018 | 14.5 | −1.28 pp |
| 2017 | 15.78 | −0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 15.84 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 15.61 | +1.42 pp |
| 2014 | 14.19 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | 13.93 | −2.96 pp |
| 2012 | 16.89 | −1.91 pp |
| 2011 | 18.8 | −4.66 pp |
| 2010 | 23.46 | +3.74 pp |
| 2009 | 19.72 | −2.29 pp |
| 2008 | 22.01 | −2.04 pp |
| 2007 | 24.05 | −5.97 pp |
| 2006 | 30.02 | −4.36 pp |
| 2005 | 34.39 | +2.89 pp |
| 2004 | 31.5 | −0.97 pp |
| 2003 | 32.47 | +2.33 pp |
| 2002 | 30.14 | +1.75 pp |
| 2001 | 28.39 | −11.34 pp |
| 2000 | 39.73 | — |
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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