Out-of-pocket health expenditure in low-income countries in 2023 — 44.09%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.08 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.09 | +0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 44.04 | +0.37 pp |
| 2021 | 43.66 | +0.44 pp |
| 2020 | 43.22 | −0.49 pp |
| 2019 | 43.71 | +1.08 pp |
| 2018 | 42.63 | −0.57 pp |
| 2017 | 43.2 | −0.84 pp |
| 2016 | 44.04 | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 42.95 | +1.37 pp |
| 2014 | 41.58 | −1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 42.88 | −0.72 pp |
| 2012 | 43.61 | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 41.71 | −2.27 pp |
| 2010 | 43.98 | −0.76 pp |
| 2009 | 44.74 | −1.08 pp |
| 2008 | 45.82 | −0.64 pp |
| 2007 | 46.46 | −0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 46.96 | −0.21 pp |
| 2005 | 47.17 | −0.55 pp |
| 2004 | 47.73 | −1.41 pp |
| 2003 | 49.13 | −1.77 pp |
| 2002 | 50.91 | +0.27 pp |
| 2001 | 50.64 | −1.52 pp |
| 2000 | 52.16 | — |
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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