Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Micronesia in 2023 — 2.58%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.24 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Micronesia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.58 | −0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 2.63 | −0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 2.81 | +0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 2.67 | −0.03 pp |
| 2019 | 2.69 | +0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 2.69 | +0.13 pp |
| 2017 | 2.55 | +0.16 pp |
| 2016 | 2.4 | −0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 2.63 | +0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.63 | −0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.73 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 2.88 | −0.14 pp |
| 2011 | 3.03 | −0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 3.23 | −0.52 pp |
| 2009 | 3.75 | −0.35 pp |
| 2008 | 4.1 | −0.37 pp |
| 2007 | 4.47 | −0.56 pp |
| 2006 | 5.03 | +1.83 pp |
| 2005 | 3.2 | −1.15 pp |
| 2004 | 4.35 | −0.54 pp |
| 2003 | 4.89 | −0.52 pp |
| 2002 | 5.41 | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 4.81 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 4.82 | — |
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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