Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 28.25%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.1 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28.25 | −0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 28.85 | +1.99 pp |
| 2021 | 26.86 | −0.79 pp |
| 2020 | 27.64 | −1.49 pp |
| 2019 | 29.13 | −1.71 pp |
| 2018 | 30.85 | +1.09 pp |
| 2017 | 29.76 | −1.09 pp |
| 2016 | 30.85 | −1.83 pp |
| 2015 | 32.68 | +1.26 pp |
| 2014 | 31.43 | −2.02 pp |
| 2013 | 33.44 | −3.27 pp |
| 2012 | 36.71 | −0.59 pp |
| 2011 | 37.3 | −1.79 pp |
| 2010 | 39.09 | +1.55 pp |
| 2009 | 37.53 | −0.81 pp |
| 2008 | 38.34 | −0.31 pp |
| 2007 | 38.65 | +0.43 pp |
| 2006 | 38.22 | −1.4 pp |
| 2005 | 39.63 | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 39.03 | +0.64 pp |
| 2003 | 38.38 | +0.09 pp |
| 2002 | 38.3 | −0.13 pp |
| 2001 | 38.42 | −0.93 pp |
| 2000 | 39.36 | — |
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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