Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Mercosur in 2023 — 26.29%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.41 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.29 | −0.41 pp |
| 2022 | 26.69 | +1.62 pp |
| 2021 | 25.07 | +0.58 pp |
| 2020 | 24.49 | −1.42 pp |
| 2019 | 25.92 | −0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 26.22 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 26.11 | −1.54 pp |
| 2016 | 27.66 | −0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 27.72 | −1.74 pp |
| 2014 | 29.45 | −1.31 pp |
| 2013 | 30.76 | −0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 30.95 | −0.62 pp |
| 2011 | 31.57 | −1.17 pp |
| 2010 | 32.75 | +0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 32.68 | −1.94 pp |
| 2008 | 34.61 | −0.66 pp |
| 2007 | 35.27 | −0.58 pp |
| 2006 | 35.85 | −1.01 pp |
| 2005 | 36.86 | +1.38 pp |
| 2004 | 35.47 | +1.15 pp |
| 2003 | 34.32 | −1.35 pp |
| 2002 | 35.67 | +0.24 pp |
| 2001 | 35.43 | +0.74 pp |
| 2000 | 34.69 | — |
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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