Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Poland in 2024 — 16.21%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.91 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.21 | +0.36 pp |
| 2023 | 15.85 | −2.59 pp |
| 2022 | 18.43 | −1.41 pp |
| 2021 | 19.85 | +0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 19.53 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 20.09 | −0.33 pp |
| 2018 | 20.42 | −2.32 pp |
| 2017 | 22.74 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 22.75 | −0.29 pp |
| 2015 | 23.04 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 22.74 | −0.91 pp |
| 2013 | 23.65 | −0.62 pp |
| 2012 | 24.26 | +0.31 pp |
| 2011 | 23.95 | +0.24 pp |
| 2010 | 23.71 | −0.65 pp |
| 2009 | 24.36 | −0.07 pp |
| 2008 | 24.43 | −1.86 pp |
| 2007 | 26.29 | −0.81 pp |
| 2006 | 27.11 | −0.64 pp |
| 2005 | 27.75 | −1.7 pp |
| 2004 | 29.44 | +1.86 pp |
| 2003 | 27.58 | +1.13 pp |
| 2002 | 26.45 | −2.53 pp |
| 2001 | 28.98 | −2.14 pp |
| 2000 | 31.12 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Czechia
14.06
Poland
16.21
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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