Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Namibia in 2023 — 7.49%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.96 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.49 | −0.06 pp |
| 2022 | 7.55 | +0.27 pp |
| 2021 | 7.28 | +0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 6.97 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 7.53 | −0.26 pp |
| 2018 | 7.78 | −0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 7.81 | +0.09 pp |
| 2016 | 7.71 | +0.38 pp |
| 2015 | 7.33 | −1.71 pp |
| 2014 | 9.04 | +0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 8.88 | −1.02 pp |
| 2012 | 9.91 | +0.58 pp |
| 2011 | 9.33 | +0.83 pp |
| 2010 | 8.49 | +0.74 pp |
| 2009 | 7.76 | +1.35 pp |
| 2008 | 6.41 | +0.96 pp |
| 2007 | 5.45 | −0.15 pp |
| 2006 | 5.6 | −0.17 pp |
| 2005 | 5.77 | −0.25 pp |
| 2004 | 6.02 | −0.58 pp |
| 2003 | 6.61 | +0.27 pp |
| 2002 | 6.34 | −0.33 pp |
| 2001 | 6.67 | +0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 6.53 | — |
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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