Out-of-pocket health expenditure in North America in 2023 — 11.14%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.04 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.14 | −0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 11.18 | +0.25 pp |
| 2021 | 10.93 | +0.68 pp |
| 2020 | 10.25 | −1.27 pp |
| 2019 | 11.52 | −0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 11.54 | −0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 11.58 | −0.25 pp |
| 2016 | 11.83 | −0.08 pp |
| 2015 | 11.91 | −0.23 pp |
| 2014 | 12.14 | −0.29 pp |
| 2013 | 12.44 | −0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 12.52 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 12.52 | −0.07 pp |
| 2010 | 12.58 | −0.21 pp |
| 2009 | 12.8 | −0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 13.49 | −0.23 pp |
| 2007 | 13.72 | −0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 13.8 | −0.19 pp |
| 2005 | 13.99 | −0.05 pp |
| 2004 | 14.04 | −0.16 pp |
| 2003 | 14.2 | −0.19 pp |
| 2002 | 14.39 | −0.09 pp |
| 2001 | 14.48 | −0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 15.19 | — |
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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