Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lithuania

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Lithuania in 2024 — 31.43%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.27 pp.

2024 31.43% +0.41 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 22
Period maximum 32.92%2004
Period minimum 24.18%2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lithuania, 2000–202422.52527.53032.5352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27.15%2001: 27.59%2002: 25.6%2003: 24.18%2004: 32.92%2005: 32.78%2006: 31.86%2007: 28.4%2008: 28.17%2009: 26.82%2010: 27.59%2011: 28.22%2012: 31.8%2013: 32.82%2014: 31.49%2015: 31.84%2016: 32.32%2017: 32.28%2018: 31.52%2019: 32.27%2020: 28.66%2021: 29.93%2022: 31.8%2023: 31.02%2024: 31.43%
Change over the period: +4.27 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.43 +0.41 pp
2023 31.02 −0.78 pp
2022 31.8 +1.87 pp
2021 29.93 +1.27 pp
2020 28.66 −3.61 pp
2019 32.27 +0.75 pp
2018 31.52 −0.76 pp
2017 32.28 −0.04 pp
2016 32.32 +0.48 pp
2015 31.84 +0.34 pp
2014 31.49 −1.33 pp
2013 32.82 +1.02 pp
2012 31.8 +3.58 pp
2011 28.22 +0.63 pp
2010 27.59 +0.77 pp
2009 26.82 −1.36 pp
2008 28.17 −0.23 pp
2007 28.4 −3.45 pp
2006 31.86 −0.92 pp
2005 32.78 −0.14 pp
2004 32.92 +8.74 pp
2003 24.18 −1.42 pp
2002 25.6 −1.98 pp
2001 27.59 +0.43 pp
2000 27.15

Northern Europe, 2024

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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.