Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Nauru in 2023 — 0.73%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.82 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nauru
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.73 | +0.26 pp |
| 2022 | 0.47 | −0.21 pp |
| 2021 | 0.68 | −0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.78 | −0.03 pp |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 0.75 | −0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 0.88 | −0.25 pp |
| 2016 | 1.13 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 1.08 | −0.28 pp |
| 2014 | 1.36 | +0.28 pp |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.78 | −1.13 pp |
| 2011 | 1.92 | −0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 2.42 | −0.69 pp |
| 2009 | 3.1 | +0.91 pp |
| 2008 | 2.19 | −0.11 pp |
| 2007 | 2.3 | −1.65 pp |
| 2006 | 3.95 | −0.47 pp |
| 2005 | 4.43 | −2.78 pp |
| 2004 | 7.21 | +2.33 pp |
| 2003 | 4.88 | +1.08 pp |
| 2002 | 3.8 | +0.77 pp |
| 2001 | 3.03 | +0.48 pp |
| 2000 | 2.55 | — |
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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