Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Malaysia in 2023 — 37.09%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.61 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.09 | −0.78 pp |
| 2022 | 37.87 | +5.79 pp |
| 2021 | 32.08 | −2.17 pp |
| 2020 | 34.25 | −1.82 pp |
| 2019 | 36.06 | −0.58 pp |
| 2018 | 36.64 | +0.71 pp |
| 2017 | 35.93 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 35.95 | +2.24 pp |
| 2015 | 33.71 | +0.66 pp |
| 2014 | 33.04 | −0.62 pp |
| 2013 | 33.67 | +0.63 pp |
| 2012 | 33.04 | −0.97 pp |
| 2011 | 34.01 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 34.12 | +1.93 pp |
| 2009 | 32.19 | −3.34 pp |
| 2008 | 35.54 | +0.41 pp |
| 2007 | 35.12 | +0.39 pp |
| 2006 | 34.73 | −3.31 pp |
| 2005 | 38.04 | +1.94 pp |
| 2004 | 36.11 | +1.61 pp |
| 2003 | 34.5 | −0.15 pp |
| 2002 | 34.64 | −1.05 pp |
| 2001 | 35.69 | −5.01 pp |
| 2000 | 40.7 | — |
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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