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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Madagascar

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Madagascar in 2023 — 27.42%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.89 pp.

2023 27.42% −3 pp vs 2022
World rank 94of 192
Period maximum 43.32%2000
Period minimum 23.06%2016

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Madagascar, 2000–2023203040502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 43.32%2001: 38.77%2002: 37.58%2003: 34.53%2004: 30.58%2005: 33.03%2006: 31.65%2007: 32.65%2008: 37.19%2009: 37.66%2010: 36.15%2011: 27.97%2012: 32.49%2013: 35.59%2014: 28.17%2015: 25.17%2016: 23.06%2017: 25.63%2018: 29.33%2019: 34.22%2020: 30.94%2021: 32.71%2022: 30.42%2023: 27.42%
Change over the period: −15.89 pp Annual average: -0.69 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 27.42%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 27.42 −3 pp
2022 30.42 −2.29 pp
2021 32.71 +1.77 pp
2020 30.94 −3.29 pp
2019 34.22 +4.9 pp
2018 29.33 +3.69 pp
2017 25.63 +2.58 pp
2016 23.06 −2.12 pp
2015 25.17 −2.99 pp
2014 28.17 −7.42 pp
2013 35.59 +3.1 pp
2012 32.49 +4.52 pp
2011 27.97 −8.18 pp
2010 36.15 −1.51 pp
2009 37.66 +0.47 pp
2008 37.19 +4.53 pp
2007 32.65 +1 pp
2006 31.65 −1.37 pp
2005 33.03 +2.45 pp
2004 30.58 −3.95 pp
2003 34.53 −3.05 pp
2002 37.58 −1.2 pp
2001 38.77 −4.54 pp
2000 43.32 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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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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