Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Saint Lucia in 2023 — 37.14%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 21.72 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.14 | −0.68 pp |
| 2022 | 37.83 | +4.39 pp |
| 2021 | 33.44 | −1.49 pp |
| 2020 | 34.93 | −6.9 pp |
| 2019 | 41.83 | −3.27 pp |
| 2018 | 45.1 | −1.02 pp |
| 2017 | 46.12 | +0.69 pp |
| 2016 | 45.42 | −2.65 pp |
| 2015 | 48.07 | −3.23 pp |
| 2014 | 51.31 | −0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 51.34 | +0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 51.08 | −3.94 pp |
| 2011 | 55.02 | +0.26 pp |
| 2010 | 54.76 | −2.66 pp |
| 2009 | 57.42 | −2.17 pp |
| 2008 | 59.59 | −4.34 pp |
| 2007 | 63.93 | +5.25 pp |
| 2006 | 58.68 | +2.71 pp |
| 2005 | 55.97 | −1.48 pp |
| 2004 | 57.45 | −2.19 pp |
| 2003 | 59.64 | +2.73 pp |
| 2002 | 56.91 | +0.03 pp |
| 2001 | 56.88 | −1.99 pp |
| 2000 | 58.86 | — |
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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