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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Norway

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Norway in 2023 — 13.69%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.25 pp.

2023 13.69% −0.39 pp vs 2022
World rank 44of 192
Period maximum 17.94%2000
Period minimum 13.69%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Norway, 2000–2023121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 17.94%2001: 16.96%2002: 16.83%2003: 16.6%2004: 16.76%2005: 16.71%2006: 16.45%2007: 16.07%2008: 15.66%2009: 15.25%2010: 15.05%2011: 15.21%2012: 14.8%2013: 14.59%2014: 14.38%2015: 14.14%2016: 14.27%2017: 14.51%2018: 13.97%2019: 13.92%2020: 13.79%2021: 13.85%2022: 14.08%2023: 13.69%
Change over the period: −4.25 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 13.69%
World 17.33%
Europe & Central Asia 16.5%
Northern Europe computed 18.35%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.69 −0.39 pp
2022 14.08 +0.22 pp
2021 13.85 +0.06 pp
2020 13.79 −0.13 pp
2019 13.92 −0.05 pp
2018 13.97 −0.54 pp
2017 14.51 +0.24 pp
2016 14.27 +0.13 pp
2015 14.14 −0.24 pp
2014 14.38 −0.22 pp
2013 14.59 −0.21 pp
2012 14.8 −0.41 pp
2011 15.21 +0.16 pp
2010 15.05 −0.21 pp
2009 15.25 −0.4 pp
2008 15.66 −0.42 pp
2007 16.07 −0.38 pp
2006 16.45 −0.26 pp
2005 16.71 −0.05 pp
2004 16.76 +0.16 pp
2003 16.6 −0.23 pp
2002 16.83 −0.13 pp
2001 16.96 −0.98 pp
2000 17.94 —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IE Ireland 11.3 SE Sweden 12.96 NO Norway 13.69 DK Denmark 13.98 FI Finland 14.09 GB United Kingdom 14.63 IS Iceland 14.69 EE Estonia 22.1 LT Lithuania 31.02 LV Latvia 35.06
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About the indicator

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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